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Retiring Superannuated

July 30, 2019 admin Ethics AdviceLine 0

Retiring superannuated: Merrill Perlman traces the origins and uses of the word “superannuated,” and decides it should be used seldom.

Keeping the usage to once in an “annum” or so would be super, he  writes.

 


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