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a year ago by qaz to c/196

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Linkalee 8 points a year ago

My favorite is that in French, you don't ask "How old are you?" "I'm 50 years old," you ask "What age do you have?" "I have 50 years."

It's like you've aged like a fine wine, versus being old and past your prime.

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Bonsoir 2 points a year ago

Well, age is an attribute. Do you say "I have blue eyes" or "I am blue-eyed"? I guess both are technically valid.

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KSPAtlas 2 points a year ago

Polish also does this:

Ile masz lat - How many years do you have? (lit. how-many you-have years)

Mam 50 lat - I have 50 years

It also uses "finish X years" instead of "turn X" to refer to becoming a particular age

Skończył 50 lat - they finished 50 years

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