[Grammar] old older oldest

[vishalinit]

Hi,

Can someone please tell me differance between "old older oldest"

Does "Old" and "older" mean same?

Thanks

 

[engee30]

Hi,

Can someone please tell me differance between "old older oldest"

Does "Old" and "older" mean same?

Thanks

♥♦♣♠ NOT A TEACHER ♥♦♣♠
No. If you are old, it means that you're not young. If someone else is older than you, it means that they are not young either, but in such a case, you are younger than that other person.
Older is a comparative form of old; oldest is a superlative form of old.

 

[vishalinit]

If there are two objects, one I had purchased few days ago and one I purchased yestrday. now if I want to refer to the first one, in that case old and older will bethe same?

 

[engee30]

If there are two objects, one I had purchased few days ago and one I purchased yestrday. now if I want to refer to the first one, in that case old and older will bethe same?

I think it is. But personally, I'd say something like this (talking about two objects bought in the sequence of a few days):
This one I bought yesterday, and this one I bought a few days earlier.

 

[vishalinit]

♥♦♣♠ NOT A TEACHER ♥♦♣♠
No. If you are old, it means that you're not young. If someone else is older than you, it means that they are not young either, but in such a case, you are younger than that other person.
Older is a comparative form of old; oldest is a superlative form of old.

thanks