Take pleasure in

[Bassim]

I just want to see I can use "take please in" correctly. Would you please correct my mistakes?

1. When David became a pensioner, he took pleasure in travelling.
2. Bob took pleasure in driving sports cars.

 

[teechar]

I just want to see if I can use "take pleasure in" correctly. Would you please correct my mistakes?

1. When David became a pensioner, he took pleasure in travelling.
2. Bob took pleasure in driving sports cars.

Okay, but I'd use "after" in the first one.

 

[emsr2d2]

I'd change the first to "When/After he retired, David took pleasure in travelling".

 

[teechar]

a pensioner

retired

Although they often do, these two need not refer to the same thing.

 

[Bassim]

teechar,

I am wondering how would you name someone who has retired early in his life, in his thirties or forties, for example.

 

[teechar]

I don't think there's a word to describe someone in that situation. Why did they retire so early?

 

[Bassim]

I think of those who are forced to retire because of illness or different kinds of disabilities.

 

[teechar]

I can think of being on a disability/invalidity pension.

 

[jutfrank]

You could use a retiree.