Correcting a sentence.

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	Desireandlove  #536727  Fri, 04 Jul 08 08:15 PM "This is insane. How can a 70 years old lady give birth to two children in that Age? How is she supposed to take her of hers children? I feel really sorry for her kids who do not have a long-living paretens which can't take care of them properly." Can someone here correct this long sentence here for meg, please?    Desireandlove Joined on Sat, Jun 7 2008 New Member (30)

	optilang  #536798  Fri, 04 Jul 08 10:20 PM This is insane. How can a 70 year old lady give birth to two children at that age? How is she supposed to take care of her children? I feel really sorry for her kids as their parents will not be around long to take care of them properly.    optilang Joined on Tue, May 13 2008 Poland Senior Member (2,100) OptiNative British English Speaker Wherever I may roam, I'm still a Londoner.

	Yoong Liat  #545086  Tue, 22 Jul 08 07:36 PM optilang How can a 70 year old lady give birth to two children at that age? Shouldn't ibe be 'a 70-year-old day...' (hyphenated)      Yoong Liat Joined on Mon, Sep 4 2006 Singapore Veteran Member (5,861) Yoong Liat

	optilang  #545093  Tue, 22 Jul 08 07:55 PM Yoong Liat optilang How can a 70 year old lady give birth to two children at that age? Shouldn't it be be 'a 70-year-old lady day...' (hyphenated)?    optilang

	Yoong Liat  #545095  Tue, 22 Jul 08 08:12 PM optilang Shouldn't it be be 'a 70-year-old lady ...' (hyphenated)? I must have been quite sleepy to have made so many typing errors. Thanks for the corrections. However, you haven't answered my question whether the phrase should be hyphenated.    Yoong Liat

	optilang  #545096  Tue, 22 Jul 08 08:15 PM However, you haven't answered my question whether the phrase should be hyphenated.  - Sorry, my apologies. I believe it should.    optilang

	Yoong Liat  #545098  Tue, 22 Jul 08 08:22 PM optilang However, you haven't answered my question whether the phrase should be hyphenated.  - Sorry, my apologies. I believe it should. Thanks, Optilang.    Yoong Liat

	Avangi  #545114  Tue, 22 Jul 08 09:53 PM Yoong Liat Shouldn't ibe be 'a 70-year-old day...' That would surely be the longest day!    Avangi Joined on Mon, Nov 19 2007 Senior Member (3,011) ". . . le plaisir delicieux et toujours nouveau d'une occupation inutile." - Henri de Regnier

	Yoong Liat  #545567  Wed, 23 Jul 08 06:52 PM Avangi Yoong Liat Shouldn't ibe be 'a 70-year-old day...' That would surely be the longest day! I was sleepy when I was typing the sentence. That's why I think in the near future, I will be asleep for 70-years..  = 10 years.    Yoong Liat