A person in the United States replaces a cell phone every 16 months, not because the cell phone is old, but because it is oldish.

美国人平均每一年零4个月就要换一部手机，不是因为旧了，而是手机过时了。

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Brown is too oldish for you.

棕色对您来说太老气了。

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CNN's senior Vatican analyst John Allen said the "oldish-looking" stove and its attached chimney were introduced to preserve the independence of the conclave process.

CNN: March 13, 2013 -- Updated 0018 GMT (0818 HKT)

Aside from Bertelsmann, whose newish boss, Thomas Middelhoff, is 46, they are run by old and oldish men Rupert Murdoch, Sumner Redstone and Gerald Levin.

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