18-25 or 60+

[Rachel Adams]

Hello.

How do you pronounce the written description of age groups "18-25 or 60+" as "eighteen, twenty-five or sixty plus"? It is from the book Flash on English for Tourism by Patricia Karuso..

 

[SoothingDave]

Re: 18 25 60+

Eighteen to twenty-five
Sixty plus

 

[Rachel Adams]

Re: 18 25 60+

Eighteen to twenty-five
Sixty plus

It is unnecesary to pronounce "or" which they wrote. Right?

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

Re: 18 25 60+

It is unnecesary to pronounce "or" which they wrote. Right?

You should say "or." Dave didn't realize you wanted the entire phrase.

I'd write it "eighteen-to-twenty-five or sixty-plus."

 

[emsr2d2]

Re: 18 25 60+

To make it clearer, I'd write "eighteen to twenty-five, or sixty-plus". Without the comma before "or", it could be taken to mean "eighteen to twenty-five or eighteen to sixty-plus". I admit it's unlikely but it's good to be clear.

 

[Rover_KE]

I've amended your thread title to make it more relevant to your question.

 

[Tdol]

Re: 18 25 60+

You could also say over sixty.

 

[emsr2d2]

Re: 18 25 60+

You could also say over sixty.

Although some pedant will tell you that refers to people who are 61 or older.

 

[GoesStation]

Re: 18 25 60+

Although some pedant will tell you that refers to people who are 61 or older.

Which it may. "Sixty or above" or "sixty plus" avoid any uncertainty.