The 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, Engli

The 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. :)