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Help mothertongues!
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modelena
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Help mothertongues!
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Dear friends and colleagues,
can you help me with this doubt, please?
Can you say ......he went to sea at 20 years old
or should you say only ......he went to sea at the age of 20?
Thank you for your help in advance,
Elena
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22 Apr 2013
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Hi Elena, I �m "just" Italian, but your doubt is also mine so I �ll tell you what I �ve been told by a "very experienced" teacher:
at 20 years old is not correct because the expression "years old" needs the verb to be.
Actually, I �ve found it in many texts...
Anyway, I usually tell my Ss they should say:
at 20 at the age of 20 when he was 20 (years old)
Now, let �s wait for the mothertongue teachers � opinions...
Ciao Chiara |
22 Apr 2013
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Zora
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�At the age of 20 � is not wrong, it is more natural though to say �when he was 20 �.
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22 Apr 2013
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modelena
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Thank you for your help!
Ciao
Elena
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22 Apr 2013
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