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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Year old or years old?
What's the difference between year old and years old?
Should I say: I'm X year old or I'm X years old?
Maybe are both correct?
Looking forward to your response.
Regards
Should I say: I'm X year old or I'm X years old?
Maybe are both correct?
Looking forward to your response.
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one year old
two years old
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twenty years old
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fifty years old
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CJ
two years old
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twenty years old
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fifty years old
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CJ
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Thank you, CJ.
I see many people write I'm twenty-year-old (not years old, although it is plural). That's why I asked my question.
Could you explain this please?
Regards
I see many people write I'm twenty-year-old (not years old, although it is plural). That's why I asked my question.
Could you explain this please?
Regards
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As a modifier, use the singular.
A four-year-old boy.
A 20-year-old whiskey.
To simply say "I'm 20 years old" then use the plural (except for 1).
She's 20. She's 20 years old. She's a 20-year-old woman.
He's one. He's one year old.
When referring to children, we do sometimes say " I have a four-year-old and a nine-year-old." In those cases, the
A four-year-old boy.
A 20-year-old whiskey.
To simply say "I'm 20 years old" then use the plural (except for 1).
She's 20. She's 20 years old. She's a 20-year-old woman.
He's one. He's one year old.
When referring to children, we do sometimes say " I have a four-year-old and a nine-year-old." In those cases, the
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You don't use plural forms when the number is part of a compound noun or adjective.
Compare:
A centenarian is a 100-year-old person. (this sounds a bit odd, but should be alright grammatically, and is only for demonstration purposes :-)
A centenarian is a person who is 100 years old.
As a noun:
The thirteen-year-old who lives on the other side of the ro
Compare:
A centenarian is a 100-year-old person. (this sounds a bit odd, but should be alright grammatically, and is only for demonstration purposes :-)
A centenarian is a person who is 100 years old.
As a noun:
The thirteen-year-old who lives on the other side of the ro
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