May 19, 2005 15:02
19 yrs ago
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Carolina B (X)
I asked him what he thought of as the age when people started getting old.
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"The Rolling Stones learned enough from the blues to lift their best work above the level of the rock 'n' roll mainstream, and the rest was pretty much unadulterated fun. It's been working for them for more than 40 years.
"You don't find bands like that anymore," said Brendan Burke, a 22-year-old Stones fan who graduated last year from New York University. Their age, he said, doesn't bother him at all.
On a hunch, I asked him what he thought of as the age when people started getting old.
"Forty," he said. There was silence on the telephone. Brendan hung in there. "Forty or 45," he said."
(NY Times)
I am having a hard time understanding this part of the text: "what he thought OF AS the age"???? Could anyone explain the meaning of this to me? Thanks in advance.
"You don't find bands like that anymore," said Brendan Burke, a 22-year-old Stones fan who graduated last year from New York University. Their age, he said, doesn't bother him at all.
On a hunch, I asked him what he thought of as the age when people started getting old.
"Forty," he said. There was silence on the telephone. Brendan hung in there. "Forty or 45," he said."
(NY Times)
I am having a hard time understanding this part of the text: "what he thought OF AS the age"???? Could anyone explain the meaning of this to me? Thanks in advance.
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Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
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what he though was the age
A better way to phrase it.
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Note added at 3 mins (2005-05-19 15:06:09 GMT)
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When do people start getting old?
or When do people think of themselves as \"old\"?
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Note added at 3 mins (2005-05-19 15:06:09 GMT)
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When do people start getting old?
or When do people think of themselves as \"old\"?
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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at what age do you consider people to be old
The interviewer wants to know the other person's idea of what "old" is, regardin someone's age.
Hope this helps!
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sorry... regarding... :}
Hope this helps!
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Note added at 2 mins (2005-05-19 15:05:36 GMT)
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sorry... regarding... :}
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Can Altinbay
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Thank you. Can :}
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Yunara
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Thank you, Yunara :}
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Vicky Papaprodromou
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Thank you, Vicky :}
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Erin McGann
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Thank you, Erin :}
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Alfa Trans (X)
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Thank you, Marju :}
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Kirill Semenov
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Thank you, Kirill
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María Teresa Taylor Oliver
: Yes, Brendan's opinion, not people in general.
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Gracias, Maria T. :}
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Refugio
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Thank you, Ruth :}
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Balaban Cerit
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Thank you, Balaban :}
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affnova
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Thank you, affnova :}
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juvera
: It is not the same thing. He is saying "starting getting old", not "to be old". The answer, 40-45 reflects that.
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Thanks for your comment, juvera :}
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Robert Donahue (X)
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Thank you, Robert :}
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Elena Petelos
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Thank you, elena :}
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KNielsen
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Thank you, K.Nielsen :)
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Balasubramaniam L.
India
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the age at which people thought of themselves as old
what in Brenden's opinion was the age having attained which people thought of themselves as old.
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Refugio
: Do you think the Stones think of themselves as old?
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I wouldn't know. Never heard of the Stones. Only trying to explain the meaning of the phrase under question.
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John Bowden
: No, it's Brendan's opinion about other pople, not the "old people's" own opinion - and you've never heard of The Rolling Stones?? (makes me feel old!!)
18 hrs
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jrb
: no, the age when people think other people are old: i.e. the perspective of 22 y.o. Brendan on others, not what he thinks that others think
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No, it can't be teenager's opinion. It is clearly stated that it is Brendan's opinion that is being sought. Please read my answer and then comment.
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which age do you consider to be the age at which people start getting old?
which age do you consider to be the age at which people start getting old?
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