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Taka Posted 19 years ago
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0 01i00I love the newspaper story reporting the success of the eighty-four-year-old scientist, or the aged marathon runner.02br
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0 Any of the two, including both. 0-

— Marius Hancu

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01cite10Marius Hancu12cite10Any of the two, including both. 12br
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10? What do you mean? Do you mean it's the success of any of the two?02br
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0 OK. And could you answer me my related question?0-
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0 You could in theory report about 'the old man' but it would be seen as very rude towards him. 0-
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01cite10Nona The Brit12cite10You could in theory report about 'the old man' but it would be seen as very rude towards him.12blockquote
10OH05000 In theory it's possible. I didn't know that. I thought it could be used to report someone to the police or something to that effect.02br
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0Oh, sorry, it was the 'old man' part I was looking at rather than the 'reporting the person' part. No, if you don't directly report people in this context, that would be saved for reporting to the police etc. You have to report on, or write a report about ...0-
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01cite10Nona The Brit12cite10Oh, sorry, it was the 'old man' part I was looking at rather than the 'reporting the person' part.12br
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10Ah! You were talking about the words 'the old man'. Right. It might sound rude, compared to 'the aged man'. I see.02br
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