Feelings of which, at sixty-odd, I felt ashamed. What is sixty-odd?
G gemini Member Joined Jul 19, 2010 Member Type Student or Learner Jul 19, 2010 #1 Feelings of which, at sixty-odd, I felt ashamed. What is sixty-odd?
emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK Jul 19, 2010 #2 gemini said: Feelings of which, at sixty-odd, I felt ashamed. What is sixty-odd? Click to expand... It means that the speaker is in his sixties (ie his age falls somewhere between 60 and 69). When people don't want to use a specific age, or don't want to say exactly how old they are, they use this kind of phrase. How old are you? Oh, forty-odd! We also say "forty-something".
gemini said: Feelings of which, at sixty-odd, I felt ashamed. What is sixty-odd? Click to expand... It means that the speaker is in his sixties (ie his age falls somewhere between 60 and 69). When people don't want to use a specific age, or don't want to say exactly how old they are, they use this kind of phrase. How old are you? Oh, forty-odd! We also say "forty-something".