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Li Ming Lok Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Elderly or elder?

........to provide financial and emotional support to the elder.

........to provide financial and emotional support to the elderly.

Are both of them correct?
  

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Yes, both are correct, but the meanings are different. "The elder" would be the older of two people. "The elderly" would comprise all of the elderly people in the area being discussed.

— Avangi

  • Yes, both are correct, but the meanings are different.
  • "The elder" would be the older of two people.
  • "The elderly" would comprise all of the elderly people in the area being discussed.
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Yes, both are correct, but the meanings are different.

"The elder" would be the older of two people.

"The elderly" would comprise all of the elderly people in the area being discussed.
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I presume that you mean a lot of old people, so the first one is wrong.
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