Timeline for Difference in meaning between “elderly” and "old"?
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| Mar 23, 2020 at 3:54 | comment | added | CJ Dennis | Opinions do not make good answers. We prefer answers with references from reputable sources. | |
| Mar 22, 2020 at 17:33 | comment | added | ondawoad | Well, there is humor in both your comment and my response, of course. Widespread is an understatement. We all get old but, purely as a thought experiment, we probably would like to last, more than to get old, particularly with reference to the issues that make old age regrettable, arthritis comes to mind. As a matter of fact, I guess the use of euphemisms such as 'elderly' comes with the fact that we do not want to throw someone's old age to his/her face too much. | |
| Mar 22, 2020 at 12:35 | comment | added | Avrohom Yitzchok | Welcome ondawoad. I disagree with: "unfortunate but widespread condition of us all aging" It is not unfortunate that we are aging. I want to get a lot older! You too, I imagine. | |
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| Mar 22, 2020 at 11:00 | history | answered | ondawoad | CC BY-SA 4.0 |