“to weaken by age”
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Would it be grammatically correct to so say:
Humans weaken by age.
The desire is to express that age is the root cause of a human becoming weak.
Intuitively I would have thought that
to weaken with age
or (maybe)
to weaken through age
would be correct.
But by emphasizes age being the root cause a bit better. But is by correct? It sounds utterly weird to my non-native English ears.
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Would it be grammatically correct to so say:
Humans weaken by age.
The desire is to express that age is the root cause of a human becoming weak.
Intuitively I would have thought that
to weaken with age
or (maybe)
to weaken through age
would be correct.
But by emphasizes age being the root cause a bit better. But is by correct? It sounds utterly weird to my non-native English ears.
word-choice word-usage grammaticality
asked Dec 5 at 21:44
bitbonk
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Gotta turn that age into an aging (need to turn it into a verb). Humans weaken by aging. Regardless, it's a weird sentence. If you're writing a paper then perhaps write something like "aging weakens the body, but strengthens the mind," or something similar.
– Avrumi
Dec 5 at 21:54
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Would it be grammatically correct to so say:
Humans weaken by age.
The desire is to express that age is the root cause of a human becoming weak.
Intuitively I would have thought that
to weaken with age
or (maybe)
to weaken through age
would be correct.
But by emphasizes age being the root cause a bit better. But is by correct? It sounds utterly weird to my non-native English ears.
word-choice word-usage grammaticality
asked Dec 5 at 21:44
bitbonk
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Would it be grammatically correct to so say:
Humans weaken by age.
The desire is to express that age is the root cause of a human becoming weak.
Intuitively I would have thought that
to weaken with age
or (maybe)
to weaken through age
would be correct.
But by emphasizes age being the root cause a bit better. But is by correct? It sounds utterly weird to my non-native English ears.
word-choice word-usage grammaticality
word-choice word-usage grammaticality
asked Dec 5 at 21:44
bitbonk
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asked Dec 5 at 21:44
bitbonk
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edited Dec 5 at 22:47
asked Dec 5 at 21:44
bitbonk
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asked Dec 5 at 21:44
bitbonk
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asked Dec 5 at 21:44
bitbonk
1537
1537
Gotta turn that age into an aging (need to turn it into a verb). Humans weaken by aging. Regardless, it's a weird sentence. If you're writing a paper then perhaps write something like "aging weakens the body, but strengthens the mind," or something similar.
– Avrumi
Dec 5 at 21:54
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Gotta turn that age into an aging (need to turn it into a verb). Humans weaken by aging. Regardless, it's a weird sentence. If you're writing a paper then perhaps write something like "aging weakens the body, but strengthens the mind," or something similar.
– Avrumi
Dec 5 at 21:54
Gotta turn that age into an aging (need to turn it into a verb). Humans weaken by aging. Regardless, it's a weird sentence. If you're writing a paper then perhaps write something like "aging weakens the body, but strengthens the mind," or something similar.
– Avrumi
Dec 5 at 21:54
Gotta turn that age into an aging (need to turn it into a verb). Humans weaken by aging. Regardless, it's a weird sentence. If you're writing a paper then perhaps write something like "aging weakens the body, but strengthens the mind," or something similar.
– Avrumi
Dec 5 at 21:54
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Gotta turn that age into an aging (need to turn it into a verb). Humans weaken by aging. Regardless, it's a weird sentence. If you're writing a paper then perhaps write something like "aging weakens the body, but strengthens the mind," or something similar.
– Avrumi
Dec 5 at 21:54