Can I marry someone 2 years older than me?

Originally Answered: I love her but she is 2 years older than me, can we marry? Absolutely. As long as you can legally do so in the U.S. Besides, 2 years is nothing.

What do you call someone older than you?

Ma’am or Sir Again, if you’re ever unsure of how to refer to someone older than you—including a family friend—you can default to “sir” or “ma’am.” For women, you can also use the term, “madam.” Unlike Mr., Mrs., and Ms., you don’t need to include a last name or surname after sir, ma’am, or madame.

Are you 18 years or older means?

On your 18th birthday you are 18 years old, at any time beyond that point you are over 18.

Is it correct to say that one person is older than another?

We must now say that one person is older than another, not that they are † elder than the other. Elder also has various substantive uses. “Elder” and “eldest” are still used for family members and can stand comfortably on their own without “child” or “sibling” specified – eg “Jane is the elder” or “Harry is the eldest”.

Is it wrong to say someone is ‘elder to me’?

Saying someone is “elder to me” is not wrong. It is an elegant (slightly poetic or archaic) way of saying someone is older than you.

What is the difference between ‘ Elder’ and ‘older’?

As I understand, in comparative form of Adjectives, elder is used of persons, and older is used of both persons or things. One other feature of elder is that it is not used with than.

Is “two years older than US than US” correct grammar?

In “two years older than us,” “than” is a preposition and takes an accusative object pronoun, in this instance “us.” This is non-standard but perfectly acceptable in everyday conversation. In “two years older than we are,” “than” is a subordinator and “than we are” is a subordinate clause. This is always true in standard English.