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What is the difference between "How old are you?" and "what is your age?". When do we use each question?

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We use the other one when the first question needs to be repeated but in a rephrased way. "How old are you?" "Huh?" "What is your age?" -- Of course, when you do not want to embarrass an elderly person by using old, you'd better use age.
– Kris
Nov 19 at 7:46

I've noticed that Irish people say 'What age are you?' where we English would say 'How old are you?'.
– Kate Bunting
Nov 19 at 9:52

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We use the other one when the first question needs to be repeated but in a rephrased way. "How old are you?" "Huh?" "What is your age?" -- Of course, when you do not want to embarrass an elderly person by using old, you'd better use age.
– Kris
Nov 19 at 7:46

I've noticed that Irish people say 'What age are you?' where we English would say 'How old are you?'.
– Kate Bunting
Nov 19 at 9:52

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What is the difference between "How old are you?" and "what is your age?". When do we use each question?

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We use the other one when the first question needs to be repeated but in a rephrased way. "How old are you?" "Huh?" "What is your age?" -- Of course, when you do not want to embarrass an elderly person by using old, you'd better use age.
– Kris
Nov 19 at 7:46

I've noticed that Irish people say 'What age are you?' where we English would say 'How old are you?'.
– Kate Bunting
Nov 19 at 9:52

add a comment |

We use the other one when the first question needs to be repeated but in a rephrased way. "How old are you?" "Huh?" "What is your age?" -- Of course, when you do not want to embarrass an elderly person by using old, you'd better use age.
– Kris
Nov 19 at 7:46

I've noticed that Irish people say 'What age are you?' where we English would say 'How old are you?'.
– Kate Bunting
Nov 19 at 9:52

We use the other one when the first question needs to be repeated but in a rephrased way. "How old are you?" "Huh?" "What is your age?" -- Of course, when you do not want to embarrass an elderly person by using old, you'd better use age.
– Kris
Nov 19 at 7:46

I've noticed that Irish people say 'What age are you?' where we English would say 'How old are you?'.
– Kate Bunting
Nov 19 at 9:52

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