"Tom is ten years old. He will gst married after fifteen years at the earliest."

[tufguy]

"Tom is ten years old. He will gst married after fifteen years at the earliest."

"Tom is ten years old. He will gst married after fifteen years at the earliest."

"Tom is ten years old. He will gst married after twenty years at the latest."

"Tom is ten years old. He will gst married after twenty years at the most."

Please check my sentences.

 

[emsr2d2]

Re: "Tom is ten years old. He will gst married after fifteen years at the earliest."

"Tom is ten years old. He will gst married after fifteen years at the earliest."

"Tom is ten years old. He will gst married after twenty years at the latest."

"Tom is ten years old. He will gst married after twenty years at the most."

Please check my sentences.

What happened to your promise to check your own sentences very carefully before posting them?

 

[Rover_KE]

Re: "Tom is ten years old. He will gst married after fifteen years at the earliest."

... or even after posting them while you still have time to edit your mistakes?

 

[tufguy]

Re: "Tom is ten years old. He will gst married after fifteen years at the earliest."

What happened to your promise to check your own sentences very carefully before posting them?

Tom is ten years old. He will get married after fifteen years at the earliest."

"Tom is ten years old. He will get married after twenty years at the latest."

"Tom is ten years old. He will get married after twenty years at the most."

Sorry, for these mistakes. Actually I am not at home neither I am using my laptop for posting these questions. I am using a phone that has a very small screen and I am having difficulty typing on it. Sorry, for the mistakes I made.

 

[emsr2d2]

Re: "Tom is ten years old. He will gst married after fifteen years at the earliest."

Tom is ten years old. He will get married after fifteen years at the earliest."
Tom is ten. He'll get married when he's 25 and no earlier/sooner (or "and not before").

"Tom is ten years old. He will get married after twenty years at the latest."
Tom is ten. He'll get married when he's 30 and no earlier.

"Tom is ten years old. He will get married after twenty years at the most.
Tom is ten. He'll get married when he's 30 at the most.

Sorry ​(no comma here) for these mistakes. [STRIKE]Actually[/STRIKE] I am not at home [STRIKE]neither[/STRIKE] nor I am using my laptop [STRIKE]for posting[/STRIKE] to post these questions. I am using a phone that has a very small screen and I am having difficulty typing on it. Sorry (no comma here) for the mistakes I made.

See above. Most people don't decide what age they'll be when the get married, especially not ten-year-olds. They get married once they've fallen in love and when both they and their partner are ready.

 

[GoesStation]

Re: "Tom is ten years old. He will gst married after fifteen years at the earliest."

That should be nor am I using my laptop.

 

[emsr2d2]

Re: "Tom is ten years old. He will gst married after fifteen years at the earliest."

That should be nor am I using my laptop.

It should, although I actually meant to strike through "I am" completely and leave "nor using".

 

[tufguy]

Re: "Tom is ten years old. He will gst married after fifteen years at the earliest."

See above. Most people don't decide what age they'll be when the get married, especially not ten-year-olds. They get married once they've fallen in love and when both they and their partner are ready.

Is using "at the earliest" and "at the latest" wrong in these sentences?

 

[emsr2d2]

Re: "Tom is ten years old. He will gst married after fifteen years at the earliest."

Yes. Use those phrases when talking about time, not about age.

 

[Rover_KE]

Re: "Tom is ten years old. He will gst married after fifteen years at the earliest."

Is Tom's marriage going to be arranged for him?

 

[emsr2d2]

Re: "Tom is ten years old. He will gst married after fifteen years at the earliest."

Probably not, if his name really is Tom. ;-)