The “language of aging” reveals
a. there are many age-specific terms today that refer positively to older people.
b. initially positive terms, such as elderly and aged person, are considered negative by some today.
c. ageist language did not begin until the 20th century.
d. songs in the late 19th and early 20th century generally depicted old age as desirable.
ANSWER: b
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