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Ashraf Alshareef
which is correct "5-year-old" or "5-years-old" ?
Oct 3, 2016 10:22 AM
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1
he is 5 years old
he is a five-year-old
October 3, 2016
1
five-year-old
October 3, 2016
Since the adjective is in hyphenated case, there should be no "s".
It is more correct to use 5-year-old :)
October 3, 2016
Include the reason, please.
October 3, 2016
5-year-old
amazingly =)
BUT
I am 25 YEARS old.
October 3, 2016
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