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Old 12-25-2008, 04:22 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel View Post
wow, i really want to write "life + whatever" there. you know, like the duration of the author's life + 50 years. i think we should change the expression just to make allowances for my own personal logic.
"Life + x" is indeed the "standard" way of expressing it meaning, as you say, the author's lifetime + x years.
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