Who is older?

Roger   Wed Mar 07, 2007 8:05 am GMT
1/ She is well in her thirties.

2/ She is well over thirty.

Of these two women who do you think is older?

Roger
Geoff_One   Wed Mar 07, 2007 8:22 am GMT
Either, but "2/" could be 105 etc, whereas "1/" is less than 40.
This is one way of reading it. If there are corrections, I look forward
to reading them.
Skippy   Wed Mar 07, 2007 8:53 am GMT
It implies that #2 is older, but it could be either depending on the context...
Jim   Wed Mar 07, 2007 3:51 pm GMT
I'd phrase it "She is well into her thirties." Of course you cannot determine for certain who is older but it's probably 2.