Conversation started Aug 1, 2015 at 20:20.
Damkerng T.
Damkerng T.
Aug 1, 2015 20:20
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A: Any difference between "school-aged" and "school-age"?

Nathan TuggyEither one works and they're very similar; most native speakers will probably not draw a distinction between them. "School-aged" refers to children aged to the point of attending school (and, implicitly, not beyond that); "school-age" refers to children of an age at which they should attend schoo...

Neat!
Hmm... maybe I should take a second look at pages from WHO websites again.
> HBSC
HEALTH BEHAVIOUR IN SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION COLLABORATIVE CROSS-NATIONAL SURVEY
http://www.hbsc.org/
Hmm.... It looks like they use school-aged children to mean school-age children.
> Development of a WHO growth reference for school-aged children and adolescents
http://www.who.int/growthref/growthref_who_bull/en/
Same on who.int.
3 hours ago, by Damkerng T.
Maybe "school-aged children" was popularized by WHO!
I'm still guessing that. Don't know if it's correct.
chicagomanualofstyle.org/qanda/data/faq/topics/YouCouldLookItUp/…
Oh, CMoS clearly says it's school-age!
Catija
Catija
I still stand by my comment :P I prefer "school-aged"... but it's just a personal thing.
Damkerng T.
Damkerng T.
@Catija Ah, I thought you said both are okay.
Catija
Catija
@DamkerngT. They are both OK. That doesn't mean I can't prefer one. :D
 
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