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AV Posted 5 years ago
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The former, the latter

May I use "the former" and "the latter" in two different paragraphs?

Because I wrote a lot after "the former", and the topic I want to introduce with "the latter" is totally different from the previous part.


Thank you for your help!

  

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AV May Can I use "the former" and "the latter" in two different paragraphs? "May" implies a polite request. AV I wrote a lot after "the former", and the topic I want to introduce with "the latter" is totally different from the previous part.

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  • AV May Can I use "the former" and "the latter" in two different paragraphs?
  • "May" implies a polite request.
  • AV I wrote a lot after "the former", and the topic I want to introduce with "the latter" is totally different from the previous part.
  • It's hard to say without looking at the entire text.
  • Can you post it below?
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AVMay Can I use "the former" and "the latter" in two different paragraphs?

"May" implies a polite request.

AVI wrote a lot after "the former", and the topic I want to introduce with "the latter" is totally different from the previous part.

It's hard to say witho

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AVMay I use "the former" and "the latter" in two different paragraphs?

Former/latter is always bad style, but in your case, it is not even applicable. When I got to "former", I had to stop and think "of what two things?", and it took me a while to dig them out, partly because you set up two infinitive clauses and then try to refer back to a noun phrase buri

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