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by biscarch 4896 days ago
Not sure how to explain this, but on a personal level, "when my mom was laid off" references a specific point in time, while 11-ish references a period of potentially years.

"11-ish" is likely more useful to everyone else, but "when my mom was laid off" is far more accurate, researchable time measurement.