In the scheme of things this is quite unimportant but bear with me. A recent article in a major new outlet twice referred to a 71 year old man as "Elderly". ELDERLY?. It turns out the the word 'elderly' is considered by many as as referring to someone who is 65 years of age or older. I have been 'elderly' since 2011. i readily accept the term 'old' especially when I get a senior discount but "elderly"? I'm going out for a bike ride.