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  1. 26-Dec-2011, 05:34 #1
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    Default live until a ripe old age ?

    Is this a correct expression "live until a ripe old age" ?
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    Default Re: live until a ripe old age ?

    It's fine. I see it more commonly as 'live to a ripe old age'/
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    Context is always important; labelling is rarely important.

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