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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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next to the last

0Earthquake relief efforts have prompted Chinese officials to postpone the next-to-the-last leg of the Olympic torch relay to Beijing, organizers said. 02br
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00Can I replace 'next to the last' with 'second to the last' without change of meaning?02br
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0 The usual phrase is "01b00next to last".02b0-
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0Hi Feebs, are you emphasizing the obmission of 'the'? Or this is the only correct phrase, meaning second to last is incorrect?0-
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0Next to last works for my ears02br
00Next to the last grates on them 0-
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0Can't I say, Jameel is second to last in line? Is it not as natural?0-
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0 Sorry, my previous post was about next to last or next toi the last!02br
00Regarding second to the last or second to last - second to last sounds natural, it's what I would always use - - I don't like second to the last.02br
00Whether second to last is the same as next to last I'm not too sure as I was always useless at maths.02br
00I think - next to last =
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0Thanks, Optilang. You've been a great help. Let's see what a native speaker says.0-
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0I'm not fussy about whether you use 01i00the02i00 or not. 02br
01i00 [next / second] to (the) last.02i02br
00I believe that the two expressions reference the same item in a series.02br
00Although 01i00first to the last02i00 seems like it should be the first item encountered after the last when coun
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0I loved your story. Thanks CJ!0-
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01cite10CalifJim12cite10A X B R P J C12br
10The third item is B. The third to last is P. The second is X. The second to last is J. The next to last is J. C is the last and the first to last. The seventh to the last is A.12br
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10That was my problem - I wasn't sure if third to last
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