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Yo, Is This Ageist?

Poor Choice Of Words

Who You Calling Young Lady

Prince Philip died today at the age of 99. The cause of death has not yet been released. This has come up today because of this high profile death, but it is often said that an older person dies of old age or natural causes. Is it ageist to say he died of "old age"?

Yes, it is. No one dies of being 99 or there would be no centenarians. "Natural causes" refers to death from a medical condition or a disease, as opposed to death from an external factor like an accident or suicide, but there's always a cause of death. 

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