That's right. Like the cannibal said, "When you're late for dinner, all you get is the cold shoulder."I've settled on Grand Poobah. Call me anything you want, just don't call me late for dinner.
It doesn't matter to me which is used but I can see the validity of some terms being considered offensive. For instance, this is how one of my favorite writers, Susan Jacoby, feels about it (from her book Never Say Die: The Myth and Marketing of the New Old Age):I find older or senior the least offensive.
Elderly and geriatric feel much more dismissive.
No matter how old I get, it's pretty clear I'll never be mature.
"Circling The Drain" is fine with me.
I go with senior as a label that does not specifically have an age connotation attached. I never ever think of "senior discounts", I'm just tryin' to keep from getting robbed left and right.Senior, elderly, mature or other?
I have one of those too! Better not tell her anything else, she is a red head (or she was) and she will punch you in the eye if you call her old, elderly, or anything the like. She kinda likes "Timewise"!At 76 I'm an old fart, whilst my wife is fine wine, she improves with age.