Estimated as vs. Estimated to be

by **alicegmat** Fri Aug 19, 2011 4:15 pm

Are both the idiomatic expressions below grammatically correct? Is any one preferred to the other?

1. The fossils are estimated as 70 years old
2. The fossils are estimated to be 70 years old

Thanks!

by **jnelson0612** Wed Sep 28, 2011 4:39 pm

Hi Alisha,
This one is definitely "estimated . . . to be".

by **alicegmat** Tue Oct 11, 2011 3:43 pm

Hi Jamie Nelson,

Thanks a lot!

by **jnelson0612** Sun Dec 11, 2011 10:39 pm

You are welcome!

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