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Rotter Posted 18 years ago
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0Of the two sentences at the top, the second is the one you want.02br
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00In the green paragraph, "01u00the02u00 blood pressure 01b00of02b00 a man of 25........." is correct.0-
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001.The low blood pressure is the best insurance you can buy 01b00No02b02br
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00 2. Low blood pressure is the best insurance you can buy. 01b00Yes02b02br
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00Recently a cardiologist told me one of the above after measuring my blood pressure, ECG, etc. I am so
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00 2. A low blood pressure is the best insurance you can buy.02br
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0I thank Philip and Clive for excellent replies. I am exhilarated by both replies.02br
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01font00This is the reason for me to maintain the blood pressure like a man of 25 years age.02font02br
00The above is not correct and it should be the following:02br
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01font00This is the
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0Hi,02br
01font01font00This is the reason for me to maintain the blood pressure like a man of 25.02font02font01font02br
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01font00What is wrong with to say 'a man of 25 years of age'?02font02br
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0Thanks Clive02br
00So the following are correct.01font00 If I am wrong please tell me because this is a mistake I have been making for years. 02font02br
00He is a man of 25.02br
00He is a man of 25 years old.02br
00He is a 25 year old man. 02br
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1font01b00Hi,02b02font02br
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01b01font00We usually just say 'He is 25'.02font02b02br
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00So the following are correct.01font00 If I am wrong please tell me because this is a mistake I have been making for years. 02f
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0Marius has written the following:02br
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01font00 I'd use:02font02br
01font00 2. A low blood pressure is the best insurance you can buy.02font02br
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0Hi,02br
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00I said earlier that 01b00Blood pressure is a term that can be treated as countable or uncountable.02b02br
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00Marius has chosen to treat it as countable, although my choice would be uncountable. Sometimes such things are a subjective decision. 05002br
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00Best wishes, Clive 010id1
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