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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Aine Fox

Campaigners want you to stop saying people are ‘stuck in their ways’. Here’s why

Campaigners are urging the public to abandon common “everyday ageist phrases” such as “over the hill” and “stuck in their ways” due to their detrimental impact on older people.

Research from the Centre for Ageing Better reveals that even those in their late 40s and early 50s frequently encounter such language.

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