Talk:come of age
Latest comment: 6 months ago by PUC in topic RFD discussion: October 2023
Isn't that an adjective as well? As in "A humanity come of age will have to its own concept of the emphatically human, positively" (Adorno) Peleg 17:38, 15 March 2010 (UTC)
- "A humanity (that has) come of age..." Equinox ◑ 17:46, 15 March 2010 (UTC)
- It may be the present perfect, yes, but see the inflection line at [[come#Verb]].—msh210℠ 17:50, 15 March 2010 (UTC)
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I believe this is SOP: come + of age (compare "to be of age", also "to turn of age" although this one sounds a bit weird). PUC – 15:22, 24 October 2023 (UTC)
- Keep per the "once upon a time" test. I don't think anyone nowadays would come up with this formulation simply by combining "come" and "of age", yet it's used all the time. Andrew Sheedy (talk) 15:42, 24 October 2023 (UTC)
- Keep. I can't think of similar phrases that are in wide use, but this one is so common. Equinox ◑ 17:44, 24 October 2023 (UTC)
- Keep per reasons already provided. AG202 (talk) 18:11, 24 October 2023 (UTC)
Kept, I was a bit trigger-happy with this one. PUC – 18:38, 24 October 2023 (UTC)