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Vsuresh Posted 14 years ago
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Please help me with this.
He could see in them a seriousness far beyond their age/ages.
Question- Here the reference is to two children. So I think ages is grammatical. However ages sounds a little odd.
Please help me with this.
He could see in them a seriousness far beyond their age/ages.
Question- Here the reference is to two children. So I think ages is grammatical. However ages sounds a little odd.
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vsuresh Here the reference is to two children. It seems to me that their ages couldn't be very far apart. They're both children.
- vsuresh Here the reference is to two children.
- It seems to me that their ages couldn't be very far apart.
- They're both children.
- For that reason I don't think there would be any harm in using the singular age .
- I think you would need a very different scenario to justify their ages .
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vsureshHere the reference is to two children.It seems to me that their ages couldn't be very far apart. They're both children. For that reason I don't think there would be any harm in using the singular age. I think you would need a very different scenario to justify their ages. I can't even think of one just now.
CJ
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Yes, as you have guessed their ages aren't far apart- a difference of just two years.
Thank you, CJ
Suresh
Thank you, CJ
Suresh
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