... a teenaged boy boy reportedly dead.

[kohyoongliat]

Floods in Malaysia caused by heavy rain worsened yesterday, with a teenaged boy boy reportedly dead.

The above sentence is taken from a local newspaper.

Is the word in bold correctly used?

Thanks.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Floods in Malaysia caused by heavy rain worsened yesterday, with a teenaged boy boy reportedly dead.

The above sentence is taken from a local newspaper.

Is the word in bold correctly used?

Thanks.

Yes.

 

[charliedeut]

However, I dare say "teenaged" is not.

 

[MikeNewYork]

However, I dare say "teenaged" is not.

teenage - definition of teenage by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.

 

[Tdol]

However, I dare say "teenaged" is not.

It is, but I prefer teenage.

 

[charliedeut]

It is, but I prefer teenage.

. Duly noted.

 

[emsr2d2]

I prefer "teenage". I would certainly prefer it if the word "boy" only appeared once!