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- From: tdlg9831@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Tracey Dianne Layng)
- Subject: Re: last,latest,latter
- References: <1992Nov17.111738.21414@di.unipi.it>
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- Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 16:16:04 GMT
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- Nico Tranquilli <ntranqu@caticsuf.cati.csufresno.edu> writes:
-
- >Could anyone please tell me the differences between
- >LAST, LATEST(?), LATTER ?
-
- >It's an ignorant question, I know and I also know that the last time I
- >posted here I had no replies, so I wonder if this newgroup is "reserved"
- >for native english speakers only...)
-
-
- Last- the final one. "That was the last cookie, and you ate it."
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- Latest - newest. "That is the latest edition of _Webster's Dictionary_."
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- Latter - used when choosing the second of two things. "If I had a choice of
- pork chops or lobster, I would choose the latter." (lobster)
-
- I hope this helps.
-
- Tracey
-