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The image of Faldage as a callow yoot in another thread prompted me to ask about something that's been bugging me.
My local grocer has emblazoned their bags with anti-violence statistics, including this:
80% of violent crimes are committed by youth ages 14-24 years old.
First, that word "youth" throws me for a loop; it looks like it should be "youths", but somehow that doesn't sound right either as Fred Gwynne would surely tell you
Second, isn't "ages 14-24 years old" redundant?
This is a huge national chain, so i can't imagine they'd have two glaring errors... am i wrong?
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted yoots Anonymous 11/08/01 03:12 PM Re: yoots tsuwm 11/08/01 03:28 PM Re: yoots RhubarbCommando 11/12/01 01:19 PM Yewths musick 11/17/01 04:17 PM Re: yoots Geoff 11/17/01 05:22 PM Re: yoots tsuwm 11/17/01 05:37 PM
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