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Sep 30th, 2010, 03:19 am
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| |  at the age of
pls tell me ,which one is correct?and why?
1)by age of
2)at the age of
3)at age of |
Sep 30th, 2010, 04:30 am
| | Sue | | Join Date: Oct 8th, 2006 Location: Milan
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| |  Re: at the age of
By the age of and at the age of would both be correct, though with different meanings. Eg :
She was a millionaire by the age of 18 = before and at the age of 18.
She became a millionaire at the age of 18 = when she was 18.
It's the same difference as eg :
You must do it by Tuesday ( = you can do it on Monday if you want, or on Tuesday, but not Wednesday)
You must do it on Tuesday (no other day, before or after, is possible) |
Sep 30th, 2010, 06:13 pm
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| | Re: at the age of
great answer Sue! always very informative, helpful, and includes examples. |
Nov 16th, 2010, 04:55 am
|  | A Lifesaver for Cold Days | | Join Date: Nov 16th, 2010 Location: Japan
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| | Re: at the age of
Hello Sue, Quote: |
She became a millionaire at the age of 18.
| Would it be fine to say "at age 18" in place of "at the age of 18"? |
Nov 16th, 2010, 07:00 am
| | Sue | | Join Date: Oct 8th, 2006 Location: Milan
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| | Re: at the age of
Grammatically yes. It sounds very slightly more informal to me, but they'd me more or less interchangeable. |
Nov 16th, 2010, 07:46 am
| | A Lifesaver for Cold Days | | Join Date: Nov 16th, 2010 Location: Japan
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| | Re: at the age of
Thank you, Sue.  |
Nov 16th, 2010, 08:04 am
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| | Re: at the age of
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Quote susan53  Grammatically yes. It sounds very slightly more informal to me, but they'd me more or less interchangeable. | me should've been "be," right? |
Nov 16th, 2010, 08:12 am
| | Sue | | Join Date: Oct 8th, 2006 Location: Milan
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| | Re: at the age of
Yes - sorry. Typo  |
Oct 13th, 2012, 07:05 pm
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| | Re: at the age of
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