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for my peer group
I was no longer young for my peer group, nor did I walk around in gray sweatshirts with unlit cigarettes in my mouth.
What does the first sentence mean?
I was no longer young is enough to express the same idea.
Does the speaker compare his age with that of his peer group?
2019년 5월 11일 오전 9:03
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A peer group is a group of people that are the same in some way.
At school your peer group is those who are in the same year.
If, for example, you skipped a year of school by being identified as bright, then you would be "young FOR YOUR PEER GROUP".
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The emphasis is on the comparison of the speaker/writer and their peer group.
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So does it mean immature or physically younger, you can only tell from context.
2019년 5월 11일
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Yes, I think he means that he USED TO be 'young' for his age - that is, act immaturely, but now he has reached the same maturity as those around him - his peers. :)
2019년 5월 11일
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I think the speaker is comparing the differences between him and his former group of friends that he has grown distant from.
2019년 5월 11일
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