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Pamela81 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Later or late?

Hi !

could someone correct the following sentence ?

"sorry for my later feedback/reply/answer/respond"

or

"sorry for my late feedback/reply/answer/respond"

Thanks in advance

PAMELA
  

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Pamela81 Hi ! could someone correct the following sentence ? "sorry for my later feedback/reply/answer/respond" or "sorry for my late feedback/reply/answer/respond" Thanks in advance PAMELA Hello, Later is adverb as far as I know.

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  • Pamela81 Hi !
  • could someone correct the following sentence ?
  • "sorry for my later feedback/reply/answer/respond" or "sorry for my late feedback/reply/answer/respond" Thanks in advance PAMELA Hello, Later is adverb as far as I know.
  • So, you can't use later in front of a noun.
  • So, I would say "sorry for my late feedback/reply/answer/respond" is correct.
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Pamela81Hi !
could someone correct the following sentence ?

"sorry for my later feedback/reply/answer/respond"
or
"sorry for my late feedback/reply/answer/respond"

Thanks in advance

PAMELA
Hello,

Later is adverb as far as I know. So, you can't use later in front of a noun. So, I would say

"sorry for my
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"late" is the correct one. (later is used for comparisons)

Its reponse not respond. (respond is the verb form, you want the noun form of the word)

Also, don't use answer in your sentence (doesn't sound good)

slow, late, delayed, etc... can be used as well.
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Thank you for the replies.

With regards

Pamela
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