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Elcid Posted 20 years ago
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elder or older?

0 I am not sure which one of the following two sentences is correct.02br
00i) John is the elder of my two sons.02br
00ii) John is the older of my two sons.02br
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00I think first should be the correct one but google results for this sentence were few and they were still greater for the second.(hope didn't make any mistake in this sentence)02br
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00Regards,0-
  

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(hope didn't make any mistake in this sentence)12br 12br 10Regards,12br 12blockquote 10Dear Elcid;02br 02br 00The second one is correct. We don't use "elder" in comparatives. 0-

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  • (hope didn't make any mistake in this sentence)12br 12br 10Regards,12br 12blockquote 10Dear Elcid;02br 02br 00The second one is correct.
  • We don't use "elder" in comparatives.
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01cite10Elcid12cite10 I am not sure which one of the following two sentences is correct.12br
10i) John is the elder of my two sons.12br
10ii) John is the older of my two sons.12br
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10I think first should be the correct one but google results for this sentence were few and they were still gr
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0Hi guys,02br
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00The word 'older' is used much, much more commonly than the word 'elder'.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0 But is it wrong to say 'elder of my two sons'?0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00But is it wrong to say 01i00'00The00 02i00elder of my two sons'?02font00 No, it's fine.02br
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00Clive0-
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0 Thanks Clive!0-
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0 "Oldest" or "eldest" also work in that sentence.0-
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0use " oldest " only when three are more than two. 0-
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