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...