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To: Black Agnes

The mistake most people make, including journalists, is to say someone has entered their sixth decade when they turn sixty. No, they have entered their seventh decade when they turn sixty-one. So they get two things wrong at the same time.

Copy editors LOVE to fix things like this and make everyone crazy.


757 posted on 04/05/2020 2:53:11 PM PDT by firebrand
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To: firebrand

Ya. That.

And I can’t add ;)


758 posted on 04/05/2020 2:56:36 PM PDT by Black Agnes
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