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Cavid Hummatov Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

using hypens in that way

"15% of population were 60-and-olders"
is this sentence containing hypenated phrase correct? Generaly, is it proper to use hypenated phrase as a predicate of a sentence like:

"He's a 15-year-old"
"They are 50-year-olds /they are 50-year-and-olders"
  

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spelling hyphen We say eg a 15-year-old eg a 50-year-old We don't say eg 60-and-olders eg 55-year-and-olders. Instead we say eg people 60 and over. eg people 50 and over .

— Clive

  • spelling hyphen We say eg a 15-year-old eg a 50-year-old We don't say eg 60-and-olders eg 55-year-and-olders.
  • Instead we say eg people 60 and over.
  • eg people 50 and over .
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spelling hyphen

We say
eg a 15-year-old
eg a 50-year-old

We don't say
eg 60-and-olders
eg 55-year-and-olders.
Instead we say
eg people 60 and over.
eg people 50 and over.
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Clive, what I meant is "pronoun + hypenated phrase" construction without a noun following that modifying phrase , like -
"they are 50-year-olds. or "He's a 15-year-old
do you imply the same by "eg"?
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"They are 50-year-olds. or "He's a 15-year-old." Yes
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