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Elder, eldest, older, oldest. Older and oldest may be said either of persons or of things while elder and eldest apply to persons only. These latter are besides, strictly speaking, limited to members of the same family while older and oldest are not so limited. The first born though perhaps dying a mere infant still remains the eldest son but we speak of the oldest branch of the family. From Faulty Diction, 1915, Funk & Wagnalls Company, New York and London.
Posted on: Sun, 15 Sep 2013 16:13:29 +0000

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