Language weirdness: young people and old people December 25, 2012 By Jake Seliger in Books Tags: English, Language, old people, Questions, weird English, young people 2 Comments Why is “young people” a socially and politically palatable term, but not “old people?” Share this:Share Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Like Loading... Related
Good question. The preferred word is “older” nowadays. If you’re interested in young and older people relations then this might be of interest to you… http://valleysyouth.wordpress.com/2012/12/06/the-everybodys-future-project/ LikeLike Reply
Good question. The preferred word is “older” nowadays. If you’re interested in young and older people relations then this might be of interest to you… http://valleysyouth.wordpress.com/2012/12/06/the-everybodys-future-project/
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cause they are dynamic
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