Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Eighties"
The meaning of "Eighties" in various phrases and sentences
Q:
high eighties ne anlama geliyor?
A:
87-89
Q:
He is in his late eighties ne anlama geliyor?
A:
It means that the age of the person is somewhere between 86/87and 89.
Q:
He is in his late eighties ne anlama geliyor?
A:
His age is between 85 and 89.
Q:
He is in his late eighties ne anlama geliyor?
A:
The man is More than 85 but less than 90 years of age ..
Synonyms of "Eighties" and their differences
Q:
He is in his eighties. ve He is eighties. arasındaki fark nedir?
A:
The first one is correct
The second one is not
That is the difference
The first one is correct
The second one is not
That is the difference
Other questions about "Eighties"
Q:
He thinks the eighties and nineties are the best decades ever, even if he didn't live those years bu doğru görünüyor mu?
A:
× He thinks the eighties and nineties are the best decades ever, even if he didn't live those years
✓ He thinks the eighties and nineties are the best decades ever, even if he hadn’t been born yet.
✓ He thinks the eighties and nineties are the best decades ever, even if he hadn’t been born yet.
Q:
He's very attached to the eighties and nineties because he thinks they are the best decades in the world. bu doğru görünüyor mu?
A:
Or
Best decades in history
Best decades in history
Q:
By the late eighties, the population had grown threefold.
By the late eighties, the population had become three times as large as before.
Houses cost as much again as ten years ago.
Houses cost twice as much as ten years ago.
Can these two sentences both mean the same?
By the late eighties, the population had become three times as large as before.
Houses cost as much again as ten years ago.
Houses cost twice as much as ten years ago.
Can these two sentences both mean the same?
A:
By the late eighties, the population had grown threefold.
By the late eighties, the population had become three times as large as before.
^ These mean the same thing
Houses cost as much again as ten years ago.
^ Sounds a little off, maybe means "Houses decreased in value since ten years ago and just now returned to their original price"
Houses cost twice as much as ten years ago.
^ Means house price has doubled compared to ten years ago
By the late eighties, the population had become three times as large as before.
^ These mean the same thing
Houses cost as much again as ten years ago.
^ Sounds a little off, maybe means "Houses decreased in value since ten years ago and just now returned to their original price"
Houses cost twice as much as ten years ago.
^ Means house price has doubled compared to ten years ago
Q:
１
By the late eighties, the population had grown threefold.
By the late eighties , the population had three times as large as before.
２
Houses cost as much again as ten years ago.
Houses cost twice as much as ten years ago.
３
Houses cost a third as much again as ten years ago.
Houses cost a third times as much as ten years ago.
Are these sentences both the same meaning?
By the late eighties, the population had grown threefold.
By the late eighties , the population had three times as large as before.
２
Houses cost as much again as ten years ago.
Houses cost twice as much as ten years ago.
３
Houses cost a third as much again as ten years ago.
Houses cost a third times as much as ten years ago.
Are these sentences both the same meaning?
A:
"By the late eighties, the population had grown threefold." = "By the late eighties, the population had grown three times as large as before."
--
"Houses cost as much again as ten years ago." isn't natural, but "Houses cost twice as much as ten years ago" is natural.
--
"Houses cost a third as much again as ten years ago." isn't natural, and "Houses cost a third times as much as ten years ago" should be "Houses cost three times as much as ten years ago."
--
"Houses cost as much again as ten years ago." isn't natural, but "Houses cost twice as much as ten years ago" is natural.
--
"Houses cost a third as much again as ten years ago." isn't natural, and "Houses cost a third times as much as ten years ago" should be "Houses cost three times as much as ten years ago."
Q:
80's - eighties
90's - nineties
how do you say: 00's and 10's?
90's - nineties
how do you say: 00's and 10's?
A:
Noughties and tens
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