[Vocabulary] for good reason

[sania-baharat]

What does underlined part mean?

Stress is a common concern of young and old for good reason.

 

[teechar]

It means there's a good reason (justification) for considering stress a concern.
Where did you find that sentence?

Also, can you see which word is missing from your question below?

What does underlined part mean?

 

[sania-baharat]

Source: Top Notch 3
Was the sentence wrong?
I couldn’t find the meaning in any dictionaries.
I missed: “the”. :roll:
The underlined part.

 

[teechar]

Source: Top Notch 3
Was the sentence wrong?

I would have expected "for young and old".

I couldn’t find the meaning in any dictionaries.

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/for+good+reason

I missed: “the”. :roll:

That's right. Do you know why it's required?

 

[sania-baharat]

I would have expected "for young and old".

I looked up some dictionaries to be sure if "of" could be used appropriately or not. But, all of them used "for". I thought books couldn't make such mistakes though, so I memorized the sentence with "of".

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/for+good+reason

Your definition is much better than the link's. :shock::up:

That's right. Do you know why it's required?

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Because we already know which part we are talking about. It is obvious for us.


May I ask why did you use "would + have + pp"? What does "would" mean here?

 

[GoesStation]

I would have expected "for young and old".

May I ask why [STRIKE]did[/STRIKE] you used "would + have + pp"? What does "would" mean here?

Teechar's phrase follows the unspoken "If I had considered this before...."