Is "youths my age" correct? Or is "youths of my age" correct?

[Lillil]

Is "youths my age" correct? Or is "youths of my age" correct?

"Similar to many other youths my age, I enjoy surfing the internet."

In the same vein, is "people my age" correct?

[Alan]

Hi Lillil,

'Youths/people my age' is fine. 'Of my age' is not natural.

Alan
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[Jamie (K)]

I think they're two equally natural alternatives. "Youths" is generally used only in a formal setting, such as a police report or a court document, so "of my age" would be more commonly used in that situation.

In ordinary language, however, we would not say "youths", but "young people". Then it would be "young people my age". In that situation "young people of my age" would be unnatural.

[Lillil]

Thanks for the answers!:D