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	abdulla  #29064  Tue, 04 May 04 07:52 PM I've seen the following sentences used. Tell me if both are right. "He is 30 YEARS old. " "He is a 30 YEAR old man."    abdulla Joined on Fri, Apr 23 2004 New Member (11)

	learner  #29067  Tue, 04 May 04 08:20 PM Both are fine. But you have to write the second one like this: "He is a 30-year-old man." ("30-year-old" functions as an adjective, so you take the "s" out..)    learner Joined on Tue, Feb 24 2004 Brazil Full Member (104)

	Pemmican  #29068  Tue, 04 May 04 08:24 PM Thanks for that note, learner - I always wondered why there is no -s    Pemmican Joined on Thu, Aug 21 2003 Westphalia, Germany Regular Member (569) Wâ mag ich mich nu vinden? wâ mac ich mich nu suochen, wâ? nu bin ich hie und bin ouch dâ und enbin doch weder dâ noch hie. wer wart ouch sus verirret ie?wer wart ie sus...

	abdulla  #29143  Wed, 05 May 04 09:06 PM Is it right to say He is 30 YEAR old.    abdulla

	learner  #29144  Wed, 05 May 04 09:16 PM no.. It is not.. "He is 30 years old" or "He is a 30-year-old man"..    learner