I'm with Walt - his examples are well chosen to be precise, and as usual
straight to the point with a twinkle in his eye - can't do better, but I can
try this high-risk approach:
"later" = "senare"
but
"latter" = "[det] andra [förslag]"
and "former" (the opposite of "latter") = "[det] första [förslag]".
Conceivably, "latter" could also mean "[det] sista [av många förslag]".
And then there is "latterly" = "nufötiden" in contrast to "long ago" =
"länge sedan"
High-risk? We have plenty of opportunities to pick on non-native users of
English - time to give them a chance to get their own back :-)
--
Piers
-----Original Message-----
From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Walt Wayman
Sent: 07 September 2006 14:59
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: [OT] The Do's and Don'ts of apostrophe placement
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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