English is odd

[gbb]

Depending where you hail from perhaps but we used to say...'young old boy'...as opposed to an old boy..alternatively a young fella and an old fella.

 

[Andy_R]

the village that was raised from nothing was razed to the ground.

 

[classic33]

Depending where you hail from perhaps but we used to say...'young old boy'...as opposed to an old boy..alternatively a young fella and an old fella.

Young'un, old'un.