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Bookmark or Share- "in ages" vs "for ages" - English Language & Usage Stack ExchangeE.g, I've known him for ages/years/a long time vs ungrammatical *I have seen him in ages/weeks/months/years/a coon's age/donkey's years. – John Lawler Commented Apr 15, 2013 at 20:22
- "at the age of" vs "at age" - English Language & Usage Stack ExchangeThe only difference is in register: they're both equally valid in professional writing. Writing “at the age of five” is more formal, while “at age five” is more technical or direct. Modern and effective language tends towards brevity, so the second wins in that sense.
- terminology - Names for different age group - English Language & Usage ...What are the age group names for each increment of a decade,starting from 0 and up? i.e. Octogenarian or teenager ?? Thanks
- 1 year old vs. 1 year of age - is one of them the "correct" form?"1 year of age" is less likely than is "1 year old" to be interpreted as referring to something other than chronological age, and is likely to weather the evolution of language better. In normal conversation, though, "1 year old" would be the typical expression (with the possible exception of someone like a lawyer, for whom the use of precise ...
- Higher age or older age? - English Language & Usage Stack ExchangeApparently though, based on Google Trends, the phrase older age is more popular than higher age. Older age is quite popular in the UK, US, Australia, India, Canada and South Africa. Whilst higher age is merely used in the UK, US and India. Therefore, my conclusion is: older patients is better to use than patients of older age than patients of ...
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