twenty-something

sjc55 · #1 (**permalink**) 15-Nov-2007, 21:58

1. Is there any other ways to say "A girl who is twenty-something?

Can we just say " a girl who is about /over/around twenty"

2.Are the following sentence correct?

"At the gate were standing a crowd of people"
" In front of the door waited a lot of fans."

**Anglika** · #2 (**permalink**) 16-Nov-2007, 00:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by sjc55

1. Is there any other ways to say "A girl who is twenty-something?

Can we just say " a girl who is about /over/around twenty" Yes

2.Are the following sentence correct?

"At the gate were standing a crowd of people" "a crowd" = singular
" In front of the door waited a lot of fans." ok

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moggy · #3 (**permalink**) 16-Nov-2007, 08:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by sjc55

1. Is there any other ways to say "A girl who is twenty-something?

Can we just say " a girl who is about /over/around twenty"

2.Are the following sentence correct?

"At the gate were standing a crowd of people"
" In front of the door waited a lot of fans."

You could also say "A girl in her twenties"
Moggy


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