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Road vs street #1 (permalink) Thu Jan 15, 2009 13:13 pm   Road vs street
 

Please tell me what is the different between road and treet, elder and older
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Road vs street #2 (permalink) Thu Jan 15, 2009 13:50 pm   Road vs street
 

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There is no consistent difference, but streets tend to be urban while roads tend to be rural. 'Elder' (a dying adjective) as a synonym for 'older' when speaking of relative age is used mostly to refer to family members: 'my elder brother'.
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