Postby Koko » 2018-02-07, 12:30
I prefer "older" over "elder," but with the superlative i find that i use "oldest" and "eldest" nearly as often as each other. My eldest sister is coming over for dinner. for example. I think in my head, "elder" is somewhat older than "older." Both my sisters are older than me, so i tend to use "older" for the youngest of the two and "eldest" for, well, the oldest. But if i make no mention of the other when talking about them I usually just say "older." I dunno why i make this arbitrary distinction of the roots, nor where it comes from.