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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

what is the difference between later and latter?
  

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Did you check in dictionary first ? Later means after. (I'll see you later= after this present time).

  • Did you check in dictionary first ?
  • Later means after.
  • (I'll see you later= after this present time).
  • Latter means the second of two things we are mentioning.
  • The latter(unemployment) is the most discussed by teenagers).
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Did you check in dictionary first ?
Later means after. (I'll see you later= after this present time).
Latter means the second of two things we are mentioning. ( Poverty(1) and unemployment(2) are the topics of today's dicussion.
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Later is used in context to time, generally referring to something ahead in time. For example,
I will do my homework later.
I will call you later.

Latter refers to the second option when we have two options. For example:
I like Italian and Chinese cuisines, but generally I prefer the latter. (Here latter is pointing to the second option - Chinese cuisine)

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I agree with the above answers, but latter can also have a meaning very similar to later:

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Rover_KE'She maintained her interest in Latin during her latter years .''Total profit was $550 million in the latter half of 2003.'
But,here "latter" doesn't mean after like in the case of "later".
Latter here in the above sentences mean "during her last years",and "in the last ha

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