1. I never say "of age" or "in age"; I only say "old" or just leave it off entirely--"none of them were under eighty." Neither sounds right to me!
Which areas do you associate each with, by the way? I teach History of the English Language so I try to keep up on regionalisms, and I can't place these at all.
2. As far as I know, English no longer has a word. Old English had "weal-": literally, "Welsh"!, but it could be applied to any foreigner. It could also be used for "slave."
>Which areas do you associate each with, by the way? I teach History of the English Language so I try to keep up on regionalisms, and I can't place these at all. I know I've heard "of age" and "in age" used before - in a mall or museum somewhere, but I'm not sure where the speakers were from, given how many state/province plates were on the cars outside (some from Texas, one from Ontario, a New York plate, etc).
that and I don't remember when I heard "of age" and "in age" spoken.
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Which areas do you associate each with, by the way? I teach History of the English Language so I try to keep up on regionalisms, and I can't place these at all.
2. As far as I know, English no longer has a word. Old English had "weal-": literally, "Welsh"!, but it could be applied to any foreigner. It could also be used for "slave."
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>Which areas do you associate each with, by the way? I teach History of the English Language so I try to keep up on regionalisms, and I can't place these at all.
I know I've heard "of age" and "in age" used before - in a mall or museum somewhere, but I'm not sure where the speakers were from, given how many state/province plates were on the cars outside (some from Texas, one from Ontario, a New York plate, etc).
that and I don't remember when I heard "of age" and "in age" spoken.
sorry.
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