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[OM] Re: [OT] The Do's and Don'ts of apostrophe placement

Subject: [OM] Re: [OT] The Do's and Don'ts of apostrophe placement
From: hiwayman@xxxxxxx (Walt Wayman)
Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2006 13:58:32 +0000
Well, let me get my pointy pedant hat on and give it a go.

"Later" is an adverb, meaning at some time subsequent to a given time, as in, 
"See ya later, alligator."

"Latter" is an adjective, meaning belonging to a subsequent time, as in 
something being later than something else.

Example: If I arrive late to a meeting and you come in later than I do, then 
you would be the latter of the late arrivals.

Luckily, I don't work for a publisher of dictionaries. That's about the best I 
can do. Maybe somebody else will come up with something better later, and then 
the latter explanation will be more better.

Walt

--
"Anything more than 500 yards from 
the car just isn't photogenic." -- 
Edward Weston

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Johan Malmstrom <jmalmstrom@xxxxxxx>
> 
> 
> 6 sep 2006 kl. 20.14 skrev Walt Wayman:
> 
> > And to whom it may concern: "advise" is a verb; "advice" is a noun,  
> > the result of having the verb aimed and fired at one. I would  
> > advise everyone to use them properly, which I think is good advice.
> 
> 
> Thanks Walt. I'll try to remember that advice. I can't remember any  
> teacher saying that. Thanks.
> 
> And if any one could clarify "later" vs. "latter" that would make my  
> day.
> 
> / Johan - who struggles to see life in full colour :)
> 
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