[Grammar] the position of "respectively" and

[MikeNewYork]

She meant "after" reading what has been posted in this thread.

 

[ohmyrichard]

I'm surprised you have to ask after this thread. What information does it provide?

I thought "six and nine years of age" may be different from "aged six and nine" in terms of whether to use "respectively" or not. Before Tedmc first mentioned "six and nine years of age" in post #14, it seemed that we hadn't discussed this structure. And I asked to make sure.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Are you clear now?

 

[Barb_D]

I thought "six and nine years of age" may be different from "aged six and nine" in terms of whether to use "respectively" or not. Before Tedmc first mentioned "six and nine years of age" in post #14, it seemed that we hadn't discussed this structure. And I asked to make sure.

Do not focus on structure. Focus on semantics. Are there two people, identified separately, so you can associate the first person with the first age and the second person with the second age?

 

[ohmyrichard]

Are you clear now?

Yes. Thank you for your explanation.