Sorry to deepen your crisis of self-doubt, buddy, but it’s eight-year-old, not eight year old. You need the hyphens if you use it as a noun.
Don’t give up on yourself, my friend. There is hope for you. Hyphens can be learned.
Pronouns, maybe not. But hyphens, probably.
Another gem:
“Hyphens can be learned. Pronouns, maybe not. But hyphens, probably.”
Keep ’em coming!
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