To ask when you would say your nearly the next age

[Sevendaysaweek]

Six months from your birthday?

Probably with a month or so to go. However I usually say the old age for several months after the next birthday, as I have a terrible memory.

Dunno - why does it matter?

I can't remember last time I did that. It's been years since I was under-age for anything!

No 6 months is not remotely anywhere near the next age especially for children. I say 6 in June,36 in March for example, never nearly.

I never would.

If I was asked my age I’d say what my age was on that day.

Surely it only matters if your a child then you are 4 or 4 1/2 or nearly 5 when your parents starting telling your it’s nearly your birthday.

Our culture's obsession with people's precise ages is really weird.

I'm saying I'm nearly 36 as it's my birthday a week today.

I wouldn't.
I might have done when I was 6.

It’s one of those minor irritations of life when someone rounds up their age. Especially when it’s to impress you on how good they look.

“Oooooh I’m almost 62!!”
Errrrr so you’re 61 then. Right.

I wouldn’t. I’m my age, until the next birthday. It’s only a thing that children do - wanting to make themselves be older.

@Thatwentbadly

Surely it only matters if your a child then you are 4 or 4 1/2 or nearly 5 when your parents starting telling your it’s nearly your birthday.

This ^

If asked I'd just say my age as I was on that day. If my birthday was that week or possibly the following week I might add that into the conversation.

Aging up for months in advance should be reserved for small children only.

About four months ahead, if this year is anything to go by. I'll be 63 tomorrow. It's a bit of a shocker.

You're. Sorry OP, but I had to read your thread title a few times to make sense of it. I'd say from 12 months before and onwards.

As an adult I don’t. I don’t think whether I am 41, 41.5 or nearly 42 makes any difference to anything these days. Maybe when I am nearly 68 and about to get my pension!

For my (primary aged) kids - both kids were born at the end of the month and I probably start saying “he’ll be X next month” or “she’ll be X at the end of next month” when it is true - so about 7 weeks before their birthdays.

(For adults.)

@missmouse101

You're. Sorry OP, but I had to read your thread title a few times to make sense of it. I'd say from 12 months before and onwards.

Really? I thought it was pretty obvious what the OP was asking.

6 months away would be bizarre quite frankly.

For me, “I’m nearly x” would start kicking in about 8 weeks before. Tbh I’d say “I’m x in 2 months/3 weeks/a couple of days”

Never understood ager uppers. The only people I know who do this are quite negative people who are hard to be around - their glass is always half empty and they like to point out that everyone else’s glass is nearly running out too!

I just give my age as of that day. Who cares if you're X age next week. I'd rather be closer to 45 than 46.

The last time I rounded up was when I was 8 3/4

My age is my age until on my birthday when it changes. I can't imagine any reason an adult would say 'I'm nearly x'. I know children up age as they are excited about birthdays and getting older.

I will be 33 at the end of January, until that day I will be firmly 32.