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 #2 (permalink) Wed Dec 31, 2008 3:31 am "68-year-old" instead of "68-years-old" |
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Hello Zishuli,
As the sentence is written, the only thing that needs to be done is to remove the hyphens:
"I may be 68 years old but I am as healthy as a horse."
You are right about having to use "year" in the hyphenated form. However, to use the hyphenated form correctly, you would also have to add a word (or two):
"I may be a 68-year-old (man) but I am as healthy as a horse."
The article "a" would be absolutely necessary with the hyphenated form above, and the word "man" would be optional. |
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| #3 (permalink) Wed Dec 31, 2008 5:54 am Thanks for lighting up |
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| Esl_Expert wrote: |
Hello Zishuli,
As the sentence is written, the only thing that needs to be done is to remove the hyphens:
"I may be 68 years old but I am as healthy as a horse."
You are right about having to use "year" in the hyphenated form. However, to use the hyphenated form correctly, you would also have to add a word (or two):
"I may be a 68-year-old (man) but I am as healthy as a horse."
The article "a" would be absolutely necessary with the hyphenated form above, and the word "man" would be optional. |
That's it ! Thanks for lighting up my brain. |
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 Zishuli
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