GoodDay
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- Jan 3, 2012
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- Student or Learner
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- German
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- Burkina Faso
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- Algeria
Hello everybody,
Is "elderly" considered to be more polite than "old" when describing people?
Like here, for example:
"Please take into consideration that my client is an elderly lady.." ?
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Is "olderly" accepted nowdays? I've bumped into a couple of "olderlies" during my Google search.
Thank you.
Is "elderly" considered to be more polite than "old" when describing people?
Like here, for example:
"Please take into consideration that my client is an elderly lady.." ?
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Is "olderly" accepted nowdays? I've bumped into a couple of "olderlies" during my Google search.
Thank you.