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Addressing How We Talk About Aging Never Gets Old: “Whatever You Do, Don’t Say Elderly”

Geezer Guff Posted on August 29, 2017 by geezerbillAugust 29, 2017
Addressing How We Talk About Aging Never Gets Old

Link to a Forbes article about how companies are coming to terms with the words used for senior citizens, or whatever we want to call ourselves.

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Posted in Geezer Writing from the Web | Tagged article, elderly, Forbes, lanuage, senior citizen, words | Leave a reply

If we can’t call old people ‘old,’ what’s the right word?

Geezer Guff Posted on July 21, 2017 by geezerbillJuly 21, 2017
If we can't call old people 'old,' what's the right word?

An article that raises the age-old question about what words to use to describe those of us over 65.

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Posted in Geezer Writing from the Web | Tagged language, old, over 65, Philadelphia Inquirer, philly.com, words | Leave a reply

Words And Phrases Remind Us Of The Way We Word

Geezer Guff Posted on January 21, 2016 by geezerbillJanuary 21, 2016
Holy Moley

by Richard Lederer (Link to original article: http://verbivore.com/wordpress/old-words-and-phrases-remind-us-of-the-way-we-word/) About a month ago, I illuminated some old expressions that have become obsolete because of the inexorable march of technology. These phrases included “Don’t touch that dial,” “Carbon copy,” “You sound like … Continue reading →

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Posted in General, Retirement Ramblings | Tagged expressions, geezers, language, Richard Lederer, words | Leave a reply
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