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When I was around 6 year old vs When I was around 6 years old

The correct phrase is 'when I was around 6 years old.' In this context, 'years' should be used to indicate the age in years. 'Year' should be pluralized when referring to an age in years.

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When I was around 6 year old

This phrase is incorrect. 'Year' should be pluralized to 'years' when referring to an age in years.

The correct phrase should be 'when I was around 6 years old.' Use 'years' to indicate the age in years.
  • You're uncomfortable around the 6-year-old.
  • Listen, kiddo, when I was 6 years old...
  • One day, when I was 6 years old, I saw a magnificent picture in a nature book about the primeval forest.
  • My dad took me to the circus once when I was 6 years old.
  • When I was 6 years old, one morning, I woke up hearing my father and mother go at it.
  • When I was 6 years old, I took...
  • I guess my first hint was when I was, like, 5 or 6 years old.
  • My dad died when I was a little guy - 6 years old.
  • When I was 8 years old they told my mother... I would become blind when I was around 20.
  • The other girls were blonde and I was a swarthy 6 year-old with sideburns.
  • For example, I think of how one night, when I was around 12 years old, on an overnight field trip to another city, my friends and I bought Super Soakers and turned the hotel parking lot into our own water-filled battle zone.
  • I laughed, and it moved me even though I was a 6-year-old boy.
  • I was 6 years old, I hijacked the school bus filled with children of diplomats.
  • Of course, I was only 6 years old at the time.
  • I wasn't sure if a 6-year-old could even understand the concept.
  • I was maybe 6 years old and a wealthy man from ohio adopted me.
  • I've been prepared to die tomorrow since I was 6 years old.
  • I was, like, 6 years old.
  • I was sheriff of this county when I was 25 years old.
  • I was diagnosed with ALD when I was 13 years old.

Alternatives:

  • when I was around 6 years old
  • when I was about 6 years old
  • when I was approximately 6 years old
  • when I was roughly 6 years old
  • when I was nearly 6 years old

When I was around 6 years old

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate an age in years.

Use 'years' to indicate the age in years. The phrase 'when I was around 6 years old' is appropriate for describing a specific age in the past.
  • You're uncomfortable around the 6-year-old.
  • Listen, kiddo, when I was 6 years old...
  • One day, when I was 6 years old, I saw a magnificent picture in a nature book about the primeval forest.
  • My dad took me to the circus once when I was 6 years old.
  • When I was 6 years old, one morning, I woke up hearing my father and mother go at it.
  • When I was 6 years old, I took...
  • I guess my first hint was when I was, like, 5 or 6 years old.
  • My dad died when I was a little guy - 6 years old.
  • When I was 8 years old they told my mother... I would become blind when I was around 20.
  • The other girls were blonde and I was a swarthy 6 year-old with sideburns.
  • For example, I think of how one night, when I was around 12 years old, on an overnight field trip to another city, my friends and I bought Super Soakers and turned the hotel parking lot into our own water-filled battle zone.
  • I laughed, and it moved me even though I was a 6-year-old boy.
  • I was 6 years old, I hijacked the school bus filled with children of diplomats.
  • Of course, I was only 6 years old at the time.
  • I wasn't sure if a 6-year-old could even understand the concept.
  • I was maybe 6 years old and a wealthy man from ohio adopted me.
  • I've been prepared to die tomorrow since I was 6 years old.
  • I was, like, 6 years old.
  • I was sheriff of this county when I was 25 years old.
  • I was diagnosed with ALD when I was 13 years old.

Alternatives:

  • when I was around 6 years old
  • when I was about 6 years old
  • when I was approximately 6 years old
  • when I was roughly 6 years old
  • when I was nearly 6 years old

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