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tatu · Joined: 23 Jun 2006

I'm having an argument with a coworker.

Which is correct:

'He is one years old'

or

'He is one year old'

SHANE02 · Joined: 04 Jun 2003

One year old of course.

Atavistic · Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 8:26 pm Post subject:

Is one singular or plural? There's your answer.

jennateacher · Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 8:27 pm Post subject:

Years in the question, year in the answer if only one, years if two or more. Same for all countable nouns.

The Hammer · Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 8:40 pm Post subject:

K-in-C · Joined: 27 Mar 2003 Location: Heading somewhere

I have a years worth of rice. I have bought a bag of rice each month for one year. Cool

Atavistic · Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 9:29 pm Post subject: Re: Rising Rice Prices

nuthatch · Joined: 21 Feb 2008

I believe you use hyphens, depending on usage and which style book you use for reference:

a one-year-old.

wawawawonder · Joined: 30 Mar 2008

I would suggest that hyphens make sense in your example, Nuthatch. However, in the OP's example, they would be, at best, superfluous.

Hanson · Joined: 20 Oct 2004

Whistleblower · Joined: 03 Feb 2007

blade · Joined: 30 Jun 2007

articulate_ink · Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 6:30 pm Post subject:

Don't people usually measure a baby's age in months for the first 18 months or so? Maybe this is an American thing, but saying '12 months old' sounds more natural than '1 year old.'

K-in-C · Joined: 27 Mar 2003 Location: Heading somewhere

cruisemonkey · Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 11:08 pm Post subject: