27 years of age / aged

briacotegolo

briacotegolo

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Good morning everybody,

I would like to know if it is correct to write 'I am 27 years of age' or is 'I am 27 years aged' the right form?
Does this type of expression exist in English Language?

I know that 'I am 27 years old' would be more simple but I am sure that I have seen this expression somewhere.

Thank you!

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    • From my experience, "aged" is normally used (in the structure "xx years aged") for products that have been left for a period of time before sale (e.g. whisky, cheese, wines).
    "Years of age" is perfectly fine for saying your age. :)
     
    briacotegolo said:
    Good morning everybody,

    I would like to know if it is correct to write 'I am 27 years of age' :thumbsup: or is 'I am 27 years aged' :thumbsdown: the right form?
    Does this type of expression exist in English Language?

    I know that 'I am 27 years old' would be more simple but I am sure that I have seen this expression somewhere.
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    If someone is 'aged' it means they are very old. It is pronounced as two syllables. /ˈeɪdʒɪd/

    I am 27 years old. :tick:

    You might see something like: "The man was aged 50 when he took up skiing." :tick: [In this case 'aged' has one syllable. /eɪdʒd/]
     
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    briacotegolo said:
    Hi Biffo!

    What does two syllables means in this case?

    Thanks
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    I edited my first post.

    I notice that this is covered in the Wordreference dictionary.

    aged /ˈeɪdʒɪd/adj [two syllables]
    • advanced in years; old
    • (as collective noun; preceded by the): the aged
    • of, connected with, or characteristic of old age
    • /eɪdʒd/(postpositive) having the age of: a woman aged twenty [one syllable]
    http://www.wordreference.com/definition/aged
     
    Quite frankly, I do not find the sentence 'She is aged 27' very usual. I think 'Maria, aged 27, has been working for Coca Cola since 2009' is a perfectly normal situation in which 'aged' can be used (single syllable, of course).
     
    boozer said:
    Quite frankly, I do not find the sentence 'She is aged 27' very usual. I think 'Maria, aged 27, has been working for Coca Cola since 2009' is a perfectly normal situation in which 'aged' can be used (single syllable, of course).
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    I agree. Furthermore it's almost exclusively used in writing, not in spoken English.
     
    Man, I wouldn't use aged in any of those situations. I'd just use age. For me, aged is a verb ("When her son died, she aged 10 years overnight") or possibly a modifier (aged cheese; "I saw an aged aged man,/ A-sitting on a gate." - Lewis Carroll). But for me, someone's age is 27 - she's 27 years of age - she's age 27. I see from Google that "aged 27" is definitely out there, but I'll also note that "age 27" appears to be considerably more common. Maybe that just means that lots and lots of people write it incorrectly, but if so, I am among those people.
     
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    boozer said:
    Quite frankly, I do not find the sentence 'She is aged 27' very usual.
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    For what it's worth, I'm with se16teddy on this one, I find this perfectly normal spoken usage.

    "So, how old are your children"?
    "Well, Bob's aged 7 and Bill's aged 5".
     
    elysion said:
    'I am at the age of 27'?
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    I would advise you not to because I wouldn't consider this common usage, however, it is heard occasionally. "I am 27 years of age" would be a more standard way of saying it.

    I would probably say, "I'm aged 43", but I'm apparently in a very small minority round here. :D Even amongst the BE brigade.


    Edit. elysion, I should point out you can use the 'at the age of x' construction, it is just not commonly used when describing your current age.

    "At the age of 18, she left school"
    "I will be retiring at the age of 65"
    etc.
     
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    Where I live, "aged" is generally used to refer to cheese, wine, cold cuts, whisky, etc. I'm not sure that's the nuance you want to imply when speaking of you own age...then again, maybe it is. ;) I don't see why wine gets improves with age, whereas we aren't expected to do the same :D
     
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