Please, can anyone answer this question? The elder (emphasis on status) the elderly (emphasis on age). Someone in the comments asked about the difference between old and older: old and elderly are synonymous, and elderly has a more respectful tone. Older and elder are synonymous, but elder is only used for comparison. Here is part of the script:
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That's our minimum age. question: Hi, you must be (over 18, more than 18, etc) to ride a motorbike in this country. (a man was consuling a lady at library about joining a libarary and the lady went are you over 18?
Older lyrics in Chinese and English. The Chinese and English lyrics of "older" are as follows: English lyrics: i used to shut my door when my mother screamed in the kitcheni’d turn the music upget high and try not to.
Elder can only be used to refer to people; older can modify both people and objects. For example: my elder brother joined the army when he was only fifteen. What is the difference between Old older elder elderly? These four words all have the meaning of "old, older", but according to different contexts, their usage in daily life is different. 1. The word old is the most common word. When describing people.
