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Latest post Fri, Dec 21 2007 2:42 AM by Liveinjapan. 4 replies.
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Liveinjapan  +  455318 Thu, 20 Dec 07 02:04 PM

People between ages 45 to 65 ....

Is this correct?

Thanks
LiJ

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Please feel free to correct any words I wrote.LiJ
Grammar Geek  +  455322 Thu, 20 Dec 07 02:06 PM
I'd write: People between the ages of 45 and 65... or People who are between 45 and 65 years in/of age...
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Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random!
Liveinjapan, 1 yr 336 days ago
Thank you, GG. I should say it that way as a enthusiastic English learner. Smile [:)] 
Yoong Liat  +  455357 Thu, 20 Dec 07 05:40 PM
 Liveinjapan wrote:
Thank you, GG. I should say it that way as a enthusiastic English learner. Smile [:)] 
I should say it that way as an enthusiastic English learner. (I think it is a careless mistake.)
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Liveinjapan, 1 yr 336 days ago
Thanks, Yoon Liat. It's not a typo.Smile [:)]Smile [:)]Smile [:)]
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