Wow I thought of some questions!

1. I am 19 years old.
2. I am in my 19.
3. I am 19-year-old. or a 19-year-old boy?
4. I am (of?) the same age as you.
5. Youngsters (of?) the same age as me will most likely agree with me.

Which of them are correct? What should I do to revise the unnatural ones?

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theGrahamcracker

28 January

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1 and 4 are natural. For 4, don’t use “of”. The second option for 3 is natural.

2. You could say something like “I am in my 19th year of living”. I would not use this one because it sounds weird. You would only say this if you wanted to say something like “I am in my 6th year of medical school”.

3. you don’t need the first hyphen. Just say “I am a 19 year-old boy.”

5. Don’t use “of” and it sounds natural.

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theGrahamcracker

28 January

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1 and 4 are natural. For 4, don’t use “of”. The second option for 3 is natural.

2. You could say something like “I am in my 19th year of living”. I would not use this one because it sounds weird. You would only say this if you wanted to say something like “I am in my 6th year of medical school”.

3. you don’t need the first hyphen. Just say “I am a 19 year-old boy.”

5. Don’t use “of” and it sounds natural.

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Ignitio60286076

28 January

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@theGrahamcracker: Ohhhhhh

Thank you!

In China, we have 5 years in a medical school and I am a freshman at a medical university now. Wow you have more than six years! Cool!

And we don't need the first hyphen?! This astonished me greatly! We learned

19-year-old
2-minute-long
3-meter-long

Will the first hyphen be left out in all cases?

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