Age = each other; ages = when did each of them first date.
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Submitted 2 days ago by solrise@lemmy.world to [deleted]
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Gladaed@feddit.org 2 days ago
goofystench@lemmy.world 2 days ago
why cant you ask that?
solrise@lemmy.world 2 days ago
[deleted]TheRealKuni@piefed.social 2 days ago
he was also my paternal grandpa’s bestest bud and living with the family for ~1 year at my grandpa’s invitation
I suspect you mean “maternal” grandpa here. Otherwise he was his own father’s bestest bud, and your mom was living with your dad’s dad for some reason.
over_clox@lemmy.world 2 days ago
If your dad is 10 years older than your mom, some questions are best left unasked…
TheRealKuni@piefed.social 2 days ago
If your dad is 10 years older than your mom, some questions are best left unasked...
Especially if his dad was 10 years older than twice his mom’s age when they met.
Gladaed@feddit.org 2 days ago
Not if they 40 and 50. But yes.
bobs_monkey@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
Bronze age, they’re zombies and so are you.
Una@europe.pub 2 days ago
I think age is right.
tiramichu@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
There’s no strict rule, either is acceptable.
“Write down the age of everyone here”
“Write down the ages of everyone here”
Equivalent, and both equally fine.
When we are talking about a group of two or more people either singular or plural work, and singular doesn’t imply they have to be the same either.
hddsx@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
Age is correct here because if you ask your parents what ages they started dating you are asking at what age they first went on dates. If you ask them what age they started dating, you are asking what age they started dating each other.
marighost@piefed.social 2 days ago
My dad is nine years older than my mom but they met when they were 33/42~. Your story is pretty nutty, OP.
solrise@lemmy.world 2 days ago
[deleted]TheRealKuni@piefed.social 2 days ago
I’m pretty sure that story would get you banned from itch.io due to payment processor drama.
Denjin@feddit.uk 2 days ago
If you can measure them individually and count them they’re plural, if they’re more figurative or impossible (or at least impractical) to count they’re singular:
Age
Sand
Stones
Inches
Egonallanon@feddit.uk 2 days ago
Age is correct in this context.