The phrase "assuming old" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to express a condition or hypothesis regarding something that is old, but it lacks clarity and context.
Example: "Assuming old data is still relevant may lead to inaccurate conclusions."
Alternatives: "presuming outdated" or "considering previous".
You could also allot household responsibilities according to who enjoys them most or has the aptitude for them, rather than assuming old-fashioned gender divisions.
Yet broadcasters were warned not to assume old viewing habits apply for younger viewers.
Twentieth-century music has had a hard time eluding the grip of 19th-century Romanticism, but here there is a directness that refuses to assume old metaphysical poses and simply enjoys admiring its own corporeal qualities.
But much of the projections made by this committee and other bodies that have looked at the issue of the ageing population assume old age automatically means an individual becomes a burden.
One issue, which I also see as an opportunity, is our tendency to assume old norms or expectations about what we bring to the table and what our role should (and could) be.
Recent molecular cytogenetic results — especially those from the assumed oldest clade, the Afrotheria — suggest an ancestral karyotype that would calculate the 'default' frequency of gross rearrangements to less than two changes within 10 million years of mammalian evolution.
Employers also shouldn't assume older workers don't want training and development programmes.
Because many people assume older professionals aren't conversant with the Internet, you can shake up those misconceptions by proving yourself an adept online communicator.
If we assume older people' level of digitization is one-half the average level (or 4% of the Aging Economy), this would imply that global Age-Tech spend is in the order of $700 B per year.
Physicians often assume older patients just have the flu.
