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  1. possessives - adults’ English teacher or adult’s English teacher ...

    Sep 6, 2019 · I am an adults' English teacher suggests that you teach multiple adults. On the other hand, these sentences are both awkward. Possessives tend to work less well when long phrases are …

  2. Terms to describe age groups - English Language & Usage Stack …

    I have three age groups that I want to distinguish in my research project. They are as follows: 18-45 years - I have called this group young adults 46-65 years - I have called this group adults 66...

  3. Correct hyphenation of age groups (18-25-year-olds / 18- to 25-year ...

    Dec 10, 2020 · Let's imagine you have a table showing several age groups of adults such as 18-25, 26-40, 41-60 etc. I've found several different sources using different variations and cannot find a reliable …

  4. meaning - Does "adults aged X–Y" include people born between Y and …

    Oct 28, 2020 · Sometimes people use age ranges to define groups of people, like "young adults are defined as people aged 18—30". To me that sounds ambiguous: imagine for example, that Alice is …

  5. Since when did kidnapping come to include adults too?

    As per this link, the word 'kidnap' originated to denote nabbing away of a child. When and how did kidnap come to denote nabbing of adults? Update: Just found a link to a 1650 book that mentions

  6. What is the term for young adult male/female (aged 18 to 25)?

    Finally, and probably best in your case, you can use youngster (s). Once more, though, this is a term that is used by older people towards younger ones. It is more used for teenagers and young adults …

  7. What is the word for an adult who is not mature?

    May 11, 2014 · What term can be used for an adult, especially a man, who is in his forties and still behaves like a teenager, shunning responsibilities typical of mature people, preferring to enjoy himself?

  8. Specific word for "grown-up children"? [duplicate]

    Mar 5, 2014 · Is there a specific word for adult offspring? If all of your "children" are now in their adulthood, is there a specific word to refer to them?

  9. Where does "ta!" come from? - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Where does the expression "ta" come from? Wikipedia has only this to say: "ta!", slang, Exclam. Thank you! {Informal}, an expression of gratitude but no additional information or links about its

  10. expressions - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    What's the other terms if adults get kidnap?