That Damned Small s

Today we read an article, not a terribly good one, that was about trying again with a relationship that had previously failed. You can read it here. One student came across this sentence:

“But I know for sure that it’s a habit, especially among people in their 20s or 30s who were unlikely to marry their first love, or even their second or third.”

When he got to the number 20, he stopped, and looked at the paper.

“20…20…um...20…”

His friend leaned over and whispered: “20 seconds.”

“Oh, people in their 20 seconds or 30 seconds who were…”

That had to be fixed. Pretty logical assumption though.