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A grandmother posing with her three young grandchildren

Toddlers, tweens and pensioners: more words for talking about age

On By Liz WalterIn the English language, Vocabulary9 Comments

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A grandmother posing with her three young grandchildren
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by Liz Walter

In my last post, I looked at how to say someone’s age using the number of years they have been alive. Today’s post covers some other ways of talking about how old a person is, particularly looking at different life stages.

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a young adult man in graduation attire with his mother who is holding his diploma

A young man of twenty: talking about age

On By Liz WalterIn Common errors, the English language, Vocabulary7 Comments

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a young adult man in graduation attire with his mother who is holding his diploma
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by Liz Walter

We often have to talk about the age of people and things, but this is an area where learners often make errors. This post will explain how to talk about age and how to avoid common errors. Continue reading “A young man of twenty: talking about age” →