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Teo

#400330 Sat, 04 Aug 07 03:35 PM

1. Saul entered Yale at age 14.

2. Saul entered Yale at the age of 14.

3. Saul entered Yale at 14 years of age.

4. Saul entered Yale at 14 years old.

#1 and #2 are correct. How about #3 and #4?

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Thank you very much for your reply.

Mister Micawber

#400334 Sat, 04 Aug 07 03:41 PM

#4 is the only one that sounds odd to me, Teo. 'Old' is an adjective, so should not be the object of a preposition.

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Feebs11

#400446 Sat, 04 Aug 07 11:43 PM

Maybe this is a BrE and AmE difference, but #4 seems fine to me, and a usual way to say this.

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