To: Rusty0604
The 11- and 13-year-old boys, in sixth and eighth grade, respectively, Why is the word 'respectively' in that sentence?
12 posted on
10/27/2014 3:03:04 PM PDT by
ColdOne
(I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11)
To: ColdOne
It means the 11 year old is in the 6th grade and the 13 year old is in the 8th grade. Not that it wasn’t obvious, but that’s why.
20 posted on
10/27/2014 4:02:07 PM PDT by
jacknhoo
(Luke 12:51. Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
To: ColdOne
Obviously, to keep the reader from assuming that the two boys are both in both grades.
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