Master confusing words with ease
Former vs. Latter
Former
/ˈfɔːmə/Examples:
What an affecting relic of the former dear old times!""Crawled off," answered Saul, relapsing into his former brevity of speech.The former is how the New Rich assesses their current worth.
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Latter
/ˈlætə/Examples:
It is from the latter class that actor managers usually spring.The latter understood his peculiar state of mind.The latter grunted at last and turned away.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Former refers to the first of two things or people that have been mentioned.
- Latter refers to the second of two things or people that have been mentioned.
- Think of former as coming first, as it starts with for like first.
- Latter rhymes with later, and it refers to the later one.
- Both words are only used with exactly two items being compared.
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