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when I was 1 year old vs when I was 1 years old

The correct phrase is "when I was 1 year old." The word "year" should be singular to align with the number 1 in this context.
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when I was 1 year old

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate the age of a person at a specific point in the past.

Examples:

  • I learned to walk when I was 1 year old.
  • When I was 1 year old, I couldn't speak.
  • She started preschool when she was 1 year old.
  • Dec 10, 2015 ... You were a badass bitch when I was 1 year old. I'm 21 and about to submit my undergraduate physics thesis. There's some perspective for you.
  • I was born with Hirschsprung's Disease when I was 1 year old. I am now 30. I was diagnosed with the disease in 1979. I am sure there are many different ...
  • I came to the U.S. When I was 1 year old along with my 2 older brothers and my mom. My dad was working in the U.S. at the time so he never really had the ...
  • "My parents found out I had progeria when I was 1 year old, but they continued to give me a normal lifestyle. Like any other child, I went to school everyday, ...

Alternatives:

  • when I was 2 years old
  • when I turned 1 year old
  • at the age of 1
  • as a 1-year-old
  • at 1 year old

when I was 1 years old

This phrase is incorrect in English. 'Years' should be singular when referring to age in this context.

  • But my Mum slapped me when i was 1 years old. i cried and cried and cried and … the whole day and she kept hitting me on my ass. this is what my sister told ...
  • Didn't see it happen until one of my pets died in 3rd grade (I already knew what death was at the time because my grandma died when I was 1 years old and ...
  • Jul 2, 2013 ... I mean, I could probably skateboard 20 years ago, when I was 1-years-old. Did you say 20 years ago when you were a year old? Wait, nah...5.
  • I can understand this my dad left me when I was 1 years old he got put in jail and he called me 11 years later. Share. Reply. by Dfs, Ohio; 3 years ago. This poem ...

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