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> So Mr. Faggiano enlisted his two older sons How did he manage that? Surely it was his two eldest sons and do I get a job at the NYT now please?
by kagamine 12y ago
> So Mr. Faggiano enlisted his two older sons
How did he manage that? Surely it was his two eldest sons and do I get a job at the NYT now please?
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- kagamine 12y agoThe author correctly uses eldest and youngest later in the article. To use 'older' in the example there would have to be a comparison, older than... Yes, English is my first language and the example I quoted is a mangled form of it. For a broadsheet newspaper writer it is poor style at the very least. But, as this is HN, you'll of course tell me WHY I am wrong, not just make snide remarks. I look forward to being corrected. :)
- nothrabannosir 12y agoPlaying devil's advocate: what about "the older lady from across the street"?
- lsaferite 12y agoI'm assuming you are trying to confuse older in the context of the father, saying the sons are older than the father? Wouldn't the 'older' be limited in context to his group of sons?