In the age of eighties

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- Mr Josh just got a gold medal in the weight-lifting contest for old people in the age of eighties.

- Does this sentence make any sense?

Thanks very much,
 

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Hi,

I can understand what you mean but it isn't good English.

Much better would be

Mr Josh has just won a gold medal in the weight lifting contest for the over eighties.

or perhaps

Mr Josh has just won a gold medal in the over eighties weight lifting contest.

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- Mr Josh just got a gold medal in the weight-lifting contest for old people in the age of eighties.

- Does this sentence make any sense?

Thanks very much,
It would be better as "Mr Josh has just won a gold medal in the over-eighty's weight lifting competion".
 

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- Mr Josh just got a gold medal in the weight-lifting contest for old people in the age of eighties.

- Does this sentence make any sense?

Thanks very much,

It makes sense in that we know what you mean, but it makes better English as,

Mr. Josh just got a gold medal in the weight-lifting contest for people in their eighties.

You don't need the "old" because if they're in their eighties, we know they're old.

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Lastly, if "Josh" is his surname/family name, that's okay, but in the US, it's a common given name.

Josh Johnson is Mr. Johnson, not Mr. Josh.
Tim Peterson is Mr. Peterson, not Mr. Tim.
Barbara Anderson is Ms. Anderson, not Ms. Barb.
 

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'In their eighties' is more specific than 'over eighties', but there's unlikely to be a class for people in their nineties! In fact, I'm fast approaching the age at which I'm in the oldest-possible class - for most activities it's 60 or 65 and above.

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It would be better as "Mr Josh has just won a gold medal in the over-eighty's weight lifting competion".

I'd prefer '...in the over-eighties' weight lifting competition'.

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I'd prefer '...in the over-eighties' weight lifting competition'.

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Yes, you are right. I thought that perhaps there was only one person aged over eighty who would want to take part in a weight lifting competition.;-)
 

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I am surprised that no one has used the word octogenarian yet as it's most often heard on the news in describing OAPs.
 

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Yes, but it's not (typically) used to describe sporting classes (although, in a sporting context - say, a commentary - it might be used to describe the participants). ;-)

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