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Entries in age (4)

Sunday
Jun262011

“I would have guessed that you were in your mid-twenties.”

Example English phrase: I would have guessed that you were in your mid-twenties.

You're talking to someone who you don't know very well at a cookout. He tells you that he's 36 years old. You're surprised, because he looks about 10 years younger than that. You say:

I would have guessed that you were in your mid-twenties.

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Saturday
Jan082011

“An oldish gentleman, built kind of solidly?”

You're talking to your college academic advisor about which classes you should take next semester. He asks you if you know a certain professor. You think you might know who he's talking about, but you're not sure. You ask:

An oldish gentleman, built kind of solidly?

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Saturday
Jun052010

“You seem awfully young to have a son in his teens.”

You're talking with someone who seems to be in her 30's, but she says that she has a teenage son. You can't believe that she's old enough to have a child that age. You say:

You seem awfully young to have a son in his teens.

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Saturday
Jun052010

“I had Eric when I was only 18.”

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You had a child when you were very young. Now your child is much older, and you are telling someone about the experience. You say:

I had Eric when I was only 18.

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