I asked him what he thought of as the age when people started getting old.

English translation: what he though was the age

15:02 May 19, 2005

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English term or phrase: I asked him what he thought of as the age when people started getting old.

"The Rolling Stones learned enough from the blues to lift their best work above the level of the rock 'n' roll mainstream, and the rest was pretty much unadulterated fun. It's been working for them for more than 40 years.

"You don't find bands like that anymore," said Brendan Burke, a 22-year-old Stones fan who graduated last year from New York University. Their age, he said, doesn't bother him at all.

On a hunch, I asked him what he thought of as the age when people started getting old.

"Forty," he said. There was silence on the telephone. Brendan hung in there. "Forty or 45," he said."

(NY Times)

I am having a hard time understanding this part of the text: "what he thought OF AS the age"???? Could anyone explain the meaning of this to me? Thanks in advance.

Carolina B (X) KudoZ activity Questions: 218 (none open) Answers: 69
Local time: 19:12

Selected answer:what he though was the age

Explanation:
A better way to phrase it.

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Note added at 3 mins (2005-05-19 15:06:09 GMT)
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When do people start getting old?
or When do people think of themselves as \"old\"?

Selected response from:

Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
Ecuador
Local time: 17:12

Grading comment

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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED

5 +13

at what age do you consider people to be old

RebeW

4 +7

what he though was the age

Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.

which age do you consider to be the age at which people start getting old?

Ana Juliá

4 -1

the age at which people thought of themselves as old

Balasubramaniam L.

Answers

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +13

i asked him what he thought of as the age when people started getting old. at what age do you consider people to be old

Explanation:
The interviewer wants to know the other person's idea of what "old" is, regardin someone's age.

Hope this helps!

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Note added at 2 mins (2005-05-19 15:05:36 GMT)
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sorry... regarding... :}

RebeW
Local time: 18:12
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Can Altinbay

3 mins

-> Thank you. Can :}

agree

Yunara

11 mins

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agree

Vicky Papaprodromou

12 mins

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agree

Erin McGann

16 mins

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agree

Alfa Trans (X)

24 mins

-> Thank you, Marju :}

agree

Kirill Semenov

39 mins

-> Thank you, Kirill

agree

María Teresa Taylor Oliver: Yes, Brendan's opinion, not people in general.

39 mins

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agree

Refugio

2 hrs

-> Thank you, Ruth :}

agree

Balaban Cerit

2 hrs

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agree

affnova

2 hrs

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neutral

juvera: It is not the same thing. He is saying "starting getting old", not "to be old". The answer, 40-45 reflects that.

3 hrs

-> Thanks for your comment, juvera :}

agree

Robert Donahue (X)

4 hrs

-> Thank you, Robert :}

agree

Elena Petelos

5 hrs

-> Thank you, elena :}

agree

KNielsen

8 hrs

-> Thank you, K.Nielsen :)

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +7

i asked him what he thought of as the age when people started getting old.

what he though was the age

Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
Ecuador
Local time: 17:12
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thanks

12 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

i asked him what he thought of as the age when people started getting old. the age at which people thought of themselves as old

Explanation:
what in Brenden's opinion was the age having attained which people thought of themselves as old.

Balasubramaniam L.
India
Local time: 03:42
Native speaker of:

Hindi

16 hrs confidence:

i asked him what he thought of as the age when people started getting old. which age do you consider to be the age at which people start getting old?

Explanation:
which age do you consider to be the age at which people start getting old?

Ana Juliá
Spain
Local time: 00:12
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish

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