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Semie Posted 22 years ago
Grammar

Which one is better?

He is old.
He is aged.
  

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I think that 'aged' means very old. It sounds to me like "older than just old", if that makes sense. You'll have to check that with someone else, though, because I may not be completely right.

  • I think that 'aged' means very old.
  • It sounds to me like "older than just old", if that makes sense.
  • You'll have to check that with someone else, though, because I may not be completely right.
  • When referring to people, 'elderly' is more polite than old.
  • "An elderly lady" instead of "an old lady" If you're not talking about epople but, for example about cheese or wine, then 'aged' means fully developed, especially in taste.
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I think that 'aged' means very old. It sounds to me like "older than just old", if that makes sense.
You'll have to check that with someone else, though, because I may not be completely right.

When referring to people, 'elderly' is more polite than old.
"An elderly lady" instead of "an old lady"

If you're not talking about epople but, for example about cheese or wine

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