Tuesday, November 22, 2016

word choice - "aged X" vs. "age X"


Should it be "aged 85" or "age 85", when you want to indicate someone's age?



Answer



It is aged, such as in the following sentence:



They have two children aged six and nine.



You could also use aged as in "volunteers aged between 25 and 40."


Notice that aged in phrases like my aged aunt or the aged means very old/very old people.



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