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Behnam A Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
the last two ones/ the two previous ones
Hi,
Can we use ''previous'' instead of ''last'?
like
"The last two cars I had were red''
Can we say ''the previous two cars...'' or ''the two previous cars...'' ?
Can we use ''previous'' instead of ''last'?
like
"The last two cars I had were red''
Can we say ''the previous two cars...'' or ''the two previous cars...'' ?
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Not really, though it seems even to me that it should work. " Nope. I mean, there's nothing wrong I can put my finger on, it just sounds strange.
- Not really, though it seems even to me that it should work.
- " Nope.
- I mean, there's nothing wrong I can put my finger on, it just sounds strange.
- Maybe it's because "previous" does not carry the meaning "most recent".
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Not really, though it seems even to me that it should work. Let's see: "The previous two cars I had were red." "The two previous cars I had were red." Nope. I mean, there's nothing wrong I can put my finger on, it just sounds strange. Maybe it's because "previous" does not carry the meaning "most recent".
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