An interview between a show host and a famous guitarist.
A: Well, my guitar career has started shamefully back in 1974 when I was four years old.
B: That puts us almost at the same age, actually.
What does the B sentence mean?
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What is the source of this please, Brandon?– James KCommented Jan 28, 2021 at 23:34
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1I don't believe that "has", unless A's English is rather poor.– TonyKCommented Jan 30, 2021 at 18:41
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youtube.com/watch?v=wQPfnltXBZ4– gomadengCommented Feb 1, 2021 at 1:48
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He's saying that they're close in age.
The host has worked out that the guitarist was born in 1970, which must be similar to him. The "actually" is indicating surprise — perhaps he thought the guitarist was much younger or older than him.
The fact just mentioned [that A was four years old in 1974] reveals that A and B are were both born around 1970, which was unexpected (or at least potentially unknown, and interesting, to the audience).
