ODER (OLDEST) X ELDER (ELDEST) - Learn the difference! CORRECT: - TopicsExpress



          

ODER (OLDEST) X ELDER (ELDEST) - Learn the difference! CORRECT: This boy is OLDER than that one/ This boy is the OLDEST of all. WRONG: This boy is elder than that one / This boy is the eldest of all. CORRECT: My ELDER brother is called John. / My ELDEST brother is not here. WRONG: My older brother is called John./ My oldest brother is not here. OLDER and OLDEST are applied to BOTH persons AND things. ELDER and ELDEST are applied to PERSONS ONLY, and most frequently to related persons. (Warning: "Elder" CANNOT be followed by "than": "Jane is older (not elder) than her sister.")
Posted on: Wed, 24 Jul 2013 11:30:01 +0000

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