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Ask for help > I ´m a bit confused.
I ´m a bit confused.
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moonsherose
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I ´m a bit confused.
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When you describe some one ´s physical appearance do you say
� � I am at medium height � � OR
� ´I am of medium height � �????????
Thanks for your response!!!!! |
6 Jan 2010
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SaraMariam
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"at" sounds weird to me. I only know "of medium height" |
6 Jan 2010
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refis24
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Merhaba!!
It would ´I am of medium height �
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6 Jan 2010
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RabbitWho
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I would say
I am medium height.
Without any preposition.
"I am of medium intelligence" but "I am medium height" Like "I am tall" or "I am short"
Maybe this is colloquial though? Of sounds strange to me.
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6 Jan 2010
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libertybelle
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The thing about being medium height is that it is not tall or short - just kind of in-between.
That ´s why many say:
I ´m about medium height.
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6 Jan 2010
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Lana.
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I would say I ´m of medium height rather than without ay preposition at all. 
First of all, because I was taught that way, secondly, because I think it is logical. While "short" and "tall" are adjectives, "height" is a noun, and to me it sounds a bit funny to say I ´m medium height...  Or I ´m at medium height.
I ´d say it is the same construction as with "age":
He is of a young age. Girls of that age... et cetera.
So is with "height": A person of your height should never work on a ship.
Good luck! |
6 Jan 2010
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