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20-year-old vs 20-years-old

Both "20-year-old" and "20-years-old" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "20-year-old" is used as an adjective before a noun to describe the age of a person, while "20-years-old" is used as a noun phrase after a linking verb to describe someone's age.

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20-year-old

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used as an adjective before a noun to describe the age of a person. It is hyphenated and followed by a singular noun.

Examples:

She is a 20-year-old student.
The 20-year-old man won the race.
I met a 20-year-old artist yesterday.

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6 hours ago ... 20-year-old mother killed in Victorville over parking space. A 20-year-old mother was allegedly murdered by her neighbor following a dispute over a parking space in Victorville Tuesday, family members said. Embed.
7 Financial Skills Every 20-Year-Old Needs To Know. 1 of 8. loading. 7 Financial Skills Every 20-Year-Old Needs To Know. Develop serious money skills to get you past the financial stumbling blocks along the way. By Nancy Anderson.
Or even immediately. What are some major pieces of advice that you would give to a 20-year-old? What life lessons would you pass on? What books would you tell them to read? Where would you tell them to travel to? How would you help ...
Pirate A 20-Year-Old Friends Episode, Get Hit With A $20 Bill From Warner Bros. By Chris Morran June 8, 2015. This is probably the face the user made when he realized he was being asked to pay $20 for pirating a single Friends episode ...

Alternatives:

a 20-year-old
a 30-year-old
an 18-year-old
a 25-year-old
a 40-year-old

20-years-old

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used as a noun phrase after a linking verb to describe someone's age. It is not hyphenated and is followed by a plural noun.

Examples:

He is 20 years old.
She is 25 years old.
They are 30 years old.

Show examples from the web [+]

29 Movies That Are Turning 20 Years Old In 2015. Basically every movie you loved as a kid came out in 1995. posted on Dec. 29, 2014, at 12:05 p.m.. Brian Galindo. BuzzFeed Staff. Tweet. Stumble. Tumblr. Bookmark it. Tweet. Tweet ...
"20 Years Old". Hey brother, I got something to say yeah. Sono teage Everybody, right now! Hey sister, are you looking my way yeah. Doesn't matter whatever they say. Kieru mono to kienai mono hitotsu zutsu o. Mochi awaseta nanto mo nikui ...
20 things you learn when you're 20 years old. Jaso Bolay / March 16, 2015 5:45 am. I've come to the realization that I am nearing the end of my 20th year of existence. The prospect of turning 21 (this summer!) fills me with anxiety about where I ...
May 31, 2015 ... MY WEBSITE is 20 years old today. I'm dictating these remarks into a tiny handheld device, not to prove a point, but because, with gorgeously ironic timing, my wired internet connection has gone out. It's the kind of wired ...

Alternatives:

30 years old
18 years old
25 years old
40 years old
50 years old

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