I now wonder about the meaning of the term "crosstown traffic". What exactly does it mean? I know a song by this name by Hendrix, but have never wondered about he exact meaning of "crosstown" in this phrase.

Is it meaning 1 or meaning 2?

I would say 1, ie. the traffic you encounter crossing town.

@CowperKettle if there was a giant cross the citizens were carrying as big as the town

@CowperKettle 2

@CowperKettle The only use of "crosstown traffic" I've heard is the Jimi Hendrix song. I think it is just something that fit the song and evoked an image of really dense traffic.

> “Crosstown Traffic”, track 3 to Electric Ladyland, uses wordplay and fast/slow innuendos to compare the girl Hendrix is chasing to literal traffic. (From genius.com/The-jimi-hendrix-experience-crosstown-traffic-lyrics)

Thank you!

> Patients 18-65 years old were considered eligible.

Can we write thus, or is it better to write "Patients aged 18-65 years"?

I like that^

"aged" sounds too formal to me

I agree with the 💀- aged is like utilize and tends to be formal without adding any precision

It tends toward being pretentious instead of just formal because it’s not adding anything ( years old isn’t so informal that it’s inappropriate)