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Originally Posted by getbak
He's 19. By every definition in Canada, that's an adult.
The Herald, Sun, CTV, and Global all refer to him as a man. Only the CBC refers to him as a teen.
While technically correct, the word teen evokes a certain mental image that is very different from what the word man evokes.
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In the video on ctv I just watched the lady called him a teenager and then later said "young man".
I agree he's a man and an adult and shouldn't be called a teen.
http://calgary.ctvnews.ca/mobile/video?clipId=959842