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I think it's pretentious to use "eldest" to mean "oldest".
So "oldest" means the one who's the most old, and eldest means the one to the left of the dealer. Although arguably that usage might be pretentious too.
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Date: 2005-01-25 12:41 pm (UTC)So "oldest" means the one who's the most old, and eldest means the one to the left of the dealer. Although arguably that usage might be pretentious too.