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These books are for children at the age of from 4 to 6 years.
These books are for children aged 4 to 6.
These books are for children between the ages of 4 and 6.
When you mention an age range after a noun, use either aged + NUMBER + to + NUMBER:
‘suitable for children aged seven to eleven’ or between the ages of + NUMBER + and + NUMBER:
‘suitable for children between the ages of seven and eleven’.
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MIDDLE AGE
aged
1
Not all aged parents have children to look after them.
Not all elderly parents have children to look after them.
When it means ‘very old’, aged (pronounced
/ˈeɪdʒɪd/
) is mainly used in formal styles, usually in
the phrase the aged: ‘The poor and the aged are entitled to free health care.’
The usual word for this meaning is elderly, which also sounds polite: ‘The photograph was of an
elderly gentleman with a white moustache.’ ‘The building has been converted into a retirement
home for the elderly.’
2
My father left school at aged fourteen.
My father left school at (the age of) fourteen.
At aged 45, farmers are able to retire.
At (the age of) 45, farmers are able to retire.
at (the age of) + NUMBER: ‘Alan got married at twenty.’ ‘Sue got divorced at the age of twenty-
one.’
agent
I applied for a job at a travel agent.
I applied for a job at a travel agent’s.
To refer to a shop or company, use the ‘s form: a greengrocer’s, a chemist’s, a tailor’s, a
butcher’s.
ago
1
The accident happened at ten years ago.
The accident happened ten years ago.
I came to England in two years ago.
I came to England two years ago.
He went to Sydney before five years ago.
He went to Sydney five years ago.
I started learning English since two years ago.
I started learning English two years ago.
See
Language Note at TIME
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