>       if ((ageThisYear >= 20) && (ageThisYear < 40))
>               cout << "a person waiting for life to begin!!);   //line 40
>sco-systems:~/work/code# g++ somefun.cpp somefun.cpp:48: unterminated string 
o
>character constant somefun.cpp:40: possible real start of unterminated 
constan
You've missed a " at the end of line 40. "Unterminated string" is the clue 
here.
line 40 should read:  cout << "a person waiting for life to begin!!";
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