Word use that drives you up the wall!

[nightmare]

How old does one have to be before considered to be "Elderly"?

Too old to rock and roll. Too young to die.

[jmra]

Elderly!

Elderly Woman Shoots Man Through the Door.

Cops Shoot Elderly Man with Walking Stick.

How old does one have to be before considered to be "Elderly"?

Maybe this will help

Synonyms
aged, aging (or ageing), ancient, geriatric, long-lived, old, older, over-the-hill, senescent, senior, unyoung, long in the tooth, of a certain age

Antonyms
young, youthful

Related Words
centenarian, nonagenarian, octogenarian, septuagenarian, sexagenarian; oldish; adult, grown-up, mature, middle-aged; pensioned, retired, superannuated; matriarchal, patriarchal, venerable; anile, decrepit, doddering, senile, spavined, tottery; overage (also overaged)n

[WildBill]

Elderly!

Elderly Woman Shoots Man Through the Door.

Cops Shoot Elderly Man with Walking Stick.

How old does one have to be before considered to be "Elderly"?

Maybe this will help

Synonyms
aged, aging (or ageing), ancient, geriatric, long-lived, old, older, over-the-hill, senescent, senior, unyoung, long in the tooth, of a certain age

Antonyms
young, youthful

Related Words
centenarian, nonagenarian, octogenarian, septuagenarian, sexagenarian; oldish; adult, grown-up, mature, middle-aged; pensioned, retired, superannuated; matriarchal, patriarchal, venerable; anile, decrepit, doddering, senile, spavined, tottery; overage (also overaged)n

I am a grown-up mature adult of an older certain age. So I guess I could be considered "elderly".

Too old to rock and roll. Too young to die.

But, on the other hand.

[kenobi]

"a moment"

I don't mind on the increasingly rare occasion when they mean a few seconds, but if it takes longer than a minute, I have news for you. The moment has passed.

[MasterOfNone]

"a moment"

I don't mind on the increasingly rare occasion when they mean a few seconds, but if it takes longer than a minute, I have news for you. The moment has passed.

I have a coworker who uses "a minute" to mean a long time, as in "Why don't you come back after lunch? This is going to take a minute."
I often hear "a few moments." Since a moment is an indefinite, brief period of time, "a few moments" is still an indefinite, brief period of time. It's like saying "a few whiles."

[gringo pistolero]

I often hear "a few moments." Since a moment is an indefinite, brief period of time, "a few moments" is still an indefinite, brief period of time. It's like saying "a few whiles."

Where do you stand on "a long while" and should we while away the time if we're waiting a good long while?

[Abraham]

"On accident"

Hey knucklehead it's: "By accident"

[WildBill]

"On accident"

Hey knucklehead it's: "By accident"

"knucklehead"

[WildBill]

What are your definitions of:

a couple

a few

several

some

many

hardly ever

all the time

never

[MeMelYup]

What are your definitions of:

a couple

a few

several

some

many

hardly ever

all the time

never

2. 7 to 11. more than a couple, but less than a few. a glass. a bunch. once in a while or seldom. Continually. Not at all.

[WildBill]

What are your definitions of:

a couple
a few
several
some
many
hardly ever
all the time
never

2. 7 to 11. more than a couple, but less than a few. a glass. a bunch. once in a while or seldom. Continually. Not at all.

[tbrown]

"I took her for my wife."

OK but now I'm curious what your wife plans to do with her.

[Dragonfighter]

I often hear "a few moments." Since a moment is an indefinite, brief period of time, "a few moments" is still an indefinite, brief period of time. It's like saying "a few whiles."

Where do you stand on "a long while" and should we while away the time if we're waiting a good long while?

A moment is an infinitesimal period of time. The durable equivalent of a "point" on a line (line being infinite and a point being a demarcation in the continuum). Examples: "moment of inertia", "momentary duration" such as quarks are apt to be described as. There is no instantaneous existence but there can be (theoretically) momentary existence.

People should say, "In a few minutes," or even, "In a minute or two"

[MasterOfNone]

I often hear "a few moments." Since a moment is an indefinite, brief period of time, "a few moments" is still an indefinite, brief period of time. It's like saying "a few whiles."

Where do you stand on "a long while" and should we while away the time if we're waiting a good long while?

A moment is an infinitesimal period of time. The durable equivalent of a "point" on a line (line being infinite and a point being a demarcation in the continuum). Examples: "moment of inertia", "momentary duration" such as quarks are apt to be described as. There is no instantaneous existence but there can be (theoretically) momentary existence.

People should say, "In a few minutes," or even, "In a minute or two"

You've cited one definition of "moment." But every dictionary I can find includes a definition similar to "a brief, indefinite interval of time."

[bigbang]

"most ricky-tick"

Am I the only one who pictures someone in 54" 5.11 pants when he hears that?