this is trueand annoying. I will start describing my son's age in terms like, 'he was twelve, two years ago', or, 'By Christmas 1999, he had lived through five summers'.
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Tue 2 Sep 2008, 11:56,
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like in fantasy novels where the author decides to put some bollocks for age like "he'd have been 50 winters old" Tom OBedlam I have control of a tank,
Tue 2 Sep 2008, 11:58,
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