Indian English Entry 877 / 1011 60-second read

School-going kids vs. School-age children

IndE compound adjective.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

School-going kids need uniforms.

✓ Correct

School-age children need uniforms.

The ruleii

SCHOOL-AGE in global English.

SCHOOL-GOING is understandable but unusual outside India.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

Use SCHOOL-AGE."

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