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New Hope Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Youngers
The word "Younger" is an adjective. Is it correct to write it as a noun, for example in the sentence below.
Respect your elders and youngers.
I believe it should be "Respect your elders and young ones."
Respect your elders and youngers.
I believe it should be "Respect your elders and young ones."
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haroon rashid The word "Younger" is an adjective. Respect your elders and youngers. No.
- haroon rashid The word "Younger" is an adjective.
- Respect your elders and youngers.
- No.
- We'd have to say something like"Respect your elders and people younger than you".
- However, that's a little odd - it means that you should respect everybody except people of your own age.
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haroon rashidThe word "Younger" is an adjective. Is it correct to write it as a noun, for example in the sentence below.Respect your elders and youngers.No. We'd have to say something like"Respect your elders and people younger than you". However, that's a little odd - it means that you should respect everybody except people of your own age.
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Thanks, I also wanted to know if it is grammatically correct to write: Respect your young ones?
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