Phrase variation: And at that early/old age.
Is it important to note that “at an early age” and “at a young
age” are interchangeable words? Is it possible to use “late” before or “old” in the same case? What was the first preposition I used in the Bible? (e.g. “He is still fit AT/IN such a late age” to mean “He is still fit in his old age.) Or is it more idiomatic to use “years” with the comparative form? Why can’t I say “AT
an old age” and instead need to express it as “IN old age”? Why it’s more troublesome to say she accompanied it at such an old age?
What is the grammatical significance of using determiners or pronouns such as “this, that, his, your etc? What are some examples of the structure below? Can you
find anything in your old age?
I am surprised what you do at this young age.
Is the early 40 years old man employed?
What happened for the woman who is still able to run in her older years, if only still able to run on roads?
I’ve been through such a traumatic time at such a young age. You’ve not been to be a part of any kind until now.
In your old age have you completed the marathon?
If any of them caused raised eyebrows, please explain and suggest edits.
All three questions in this post are strongly related to one another. I hope this post will prove useful for user reference in the future.
Sincere thanks to all of you.
It is possible to say at a late age but it’s more common to say at an advanced age if you mean “old” (although that delicate phrasing is becoming less common). At a late age is mostly used to refer to “later than we’d expect” & not exactly “old”. Although Argentina herself, in
a 1936 interview with Elizabeth Borton, describes her mother as having begun dancing at a late age… Compared with other farmers,
a higher proportion of those farmers who inherited at a late age are single… I became such at
a late age… As you see, these examples
mean something closer to “later than usual”, not literally “old”.
Is it possible to say at an old age in your life? If so, then why? I think the issue here is not so much “at/in that old age” as your use of such. You’re not using such in a completely fluent way. This is a different topic, but you’re not using such. If I have an 80 year old, what has it been like? In other words, we use such with a noun or “old age” for comparing or defining things, not simply as an intensifier or,,audience” or “..”
Here’s an example of someone using at an older age :
In modern days we put old people away into houses and marvel when a person is “still active” at an old age.
And if you’re using pronouns, determiners are going to be used for these phrases. If i
was 16, I asked not to take him to such long distance to be his age, and of course at a less intelligent age.
Why am I doing exams at a late age?
I don’t know she knows half the adventures I had, and I wouldn’t send her over the edge at her advanced age. She is so stupid. She has never seen so many stories I have told her. What
is advanced age? I heard that, Chambliss Rose, and you’d be surprised to find out just how much of your storied past I do know about. ”
Almost all of your English grammar is fine, it’s just a question of what’s both fluent and common usage. In conclusion, most of your grammar is fine, it’s just a question of what’s fluent and common usage. My age is 23 and still I want to be like you. But I’m surprised what you accomplish at that age. Is that really a real thing? Is it a myth that you ran a marathon in your early 20s? What were your thoughts on “You ran a marathon in your early 20? Why? ” Does talking about age a general concept?
