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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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The young for the young man?

Hi. Is it correct to use the phrase "the young" in the example below to refer to "the young man"? Thank you in advance for your help.

Once there was an old and a young man who worked in the same place. One day, the old man wanted to leave the place to work in another place while the young wanted stay where he was.
  

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Anonymous Is it correct to use the phrase "the young" in the example below to refer to "the young man"? No, but you can use "the young one". CJ

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous Is it correct to use the phrase "the young" in the example below to refer to "the young man"?
  • No, but you can use "the young one".
  • CJ
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AnonymousIs it correct to use the phrase "the young" in the example below to refer to "the young man"?
No, but you can use "the young one".

CJ
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Agree, but "the young" is natural in other contexts. For example, the young are less worried about {whatever} than their elders.
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Thank you CalifJim and probus. CalifJim, is it correct to use the phrase "the old" to refer to "the old answers"? Thank you again in advance.

The new answers are better than the old.
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probus"the young" is natural in other contexts
Yes. That's when it refers to all young people. It can't be done for an individual.

CJ
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Anonymousis it correct to use the phrase "the old" to refer to "the old answers"?
It is.

CJ
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Hi. I'm sorry. I was going to pose the previous question using the words in the singular. Now, is this correct to use the phrase "the old" to refer to "the old answer" in the example sentence below? Thank you again in advance for your help.

The new answer is better than the old.
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AnonymousThe new answer is better than the old.
Fine.

CJ
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