One of the first of the lists given above prohibits "geezer" and "coot" and maybe some others, for aged persons.

I find myself agreeing with my mother, who said, "Call me old; call me aged; even call me over the hill. But don't call me a senior citizen!"

Okay, I am senior, I guess, at 79. And I am certainly a citizen. But to put those two words together as one descriptor implies that my citizenship is in some way different from that of other citizens. That's wrong, whether it implies greater or lesser privileges, duties, dignity, or status.

So call me old or aged if you like; call me an old geezer, an old coot (and yes, "over the hill" if you think that's true); but don't call me a senior citizen!

Dave Oesterreich