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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

early/earlier

Hi,

I'm unsure how to use these in the following:

1) Kerouac's early/earlier work is far superior

2) The earl/early period of this life was full of joy

Any advice on this would be welcome...

Thanks

JGG
  

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1. If you mean "earlier than one or more of his works that have previously been mentioned", then it should be "earlier". If you mean "early in his life" then "early" is the most unambiguous word, but "earlier" may be used in this sense too.

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  • 1.
  • If you mean "earlier than one or more of his works that have previously been mentioned", then it should be "earlier".
  • If you mean "early in his life" then "early" is the most unambiguous word, but "earlier" may be used in this sense too.
  • 2.
  • If you meant to write "The earlier/early period of this life was full of joy", then the same principles apply.
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1. If you mean "earlier than one or more of his works that have previously been mentioned", then it should be "earlier". If you mean "early in his life" then "early" is the most unambiguous word, but "earlier" may be used in this sense too.

2. If you meant to write "The earlier/early period of this life was full of joy", then the same principles apply. Otherwise, I'm not sure what you're
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