Hi there, why do some people put "21 years old or 21-year-old?" Can you tell me why and how to use it? Thank you
I am 21 years old.
I am 21-year-old.
He is 26 years old
I am 21 years old.
I am 21-year-old.
He is 26 years old
AnonymousHi there, why do some people put "21 years old or 21-year-old?" Can you tell me why and how to use it? Thank youHe is 9. He is 9 years old. He is a 9-year-old.
I am 21 years old.
I am 21-year-old. This one is incorrect. It should be I am a 21-year-old.
He is 26 years old
The last one is a noun.
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I have a question relating to this. Which of the following is correct, and why?
A) 18-and 19-year-olds
B) 18-and-19-year-olds
C) 18 and 19-year-olds
Thanks.
18- and 19-year-olds
It's the same as "We offer two- and four-week sessions." or "It comes in 2-, 4-, and 6-inch lengths."
If you have two (or more) hyphenated phrases that end the same way, you can use the hyphen after the first one and "suspend" the rest of the phrase until the second one.
I am curious about using this word "years" as I have seen that it can be used with the noun + 's structure.
Can I say "I am 25 years' old guy"? In the same way I can say "I have 13 years' experience".
Or is the "I am a 25-year-old guy" the only way to go?
Thanks