age vs. aged
Is there a preference of any sort? As in “John Smith, aged 45, was awarded the city’s highest honor at a luncheon . . . ” or “John Smith, age 45, was awarded the city’s highest honor at a luncheon . . .”
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diink05
November 6, 2003, 12:41pm
it may just be me...but i think the first one is correct...hey...don't blame me for being picky...ur asked....(^o^)/
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Jeremy (unregistered)
November 10, 2003, 12:28am
To me, the second choice sounds more fluid and correct. I've got nothing to back it up though, mere opinion.
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Sarah M. (unregistered)
November 23, 2003, 4:02am
"Aged" references the verb, which in this case is action of advancing 45 years. While it may sound absurd, consider the description of a wine (or even a person, I suppose) as it has "aged well". It is in regards of how one grew old (which is why it is followed by an adverb so often--ex. well, gracefully, poorily, beautifully, quickly, etc.).
To attribute age amongst someone's characteristics, "age #" works best. Age can be defined as "how long something has existed." This is what you (and John Smith!) may want.
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John (unregistered)
January 12, 2004, 7:34pm
Newspaper style tends to be the figure on its own. John Smith, 45, says exactly the same, and saves several characters
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M Stevenson (unregistered)
April 11, 2004, 2:35am
Newspapers are in the business of saving paper and selling news. They use a level of correctness acceptable to their readers.
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masonedy
August 6, 2010, 2:23pm
We wouldn't say, "that house is color green", so why would we say "that boy is age 10"? Aged is correct.
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Allie
December 6, 2012, 9:52am
Either is acceptable; you'll find that 'aged' is more popular in the UK. 'Age' implies, "this person is age____," while 'aged' implies "this person has lived _____years." Basically the same thing. I prefer 'aged' because I'm pretentious like that. Go with your gut. I mean, who gives a rat's, right? Same ish.
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