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Use of "Former" and "Latter"
I was wondering if someone would tell me if "former" and "latter" are used correctly in the following sentence:
"The Chevy and the Buick differ from the Subaru and the BMW in that the latter have four wheel drive. However, the former still handle well."
Thanks very much.
"The Chevy and the Buick differ from the Subaru and the BMW in that the latter have four wheel drive. However, the former still handle well."
Thanks very much.
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[nq:1]I was wondering if someone would tell me if "former" and "latter" are used correctly in the following sentence: "The ... and the BMW in that the latter have four wheel drive. [/nq] I don't much care for the two sentences.
- [nq:1]I was wondering if someone would tell me if "former" and "latter" are used correctly in the following sentence: "The ...
- and the BMW in that the latter have four wheel drive.
- [/nq] I don't much care for the two sentences.
- It's not that they are wrong, but they sure are a bit clumsy.
- For one thing, adding a "two" after the "latter" would help.
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[nq:1]I was wondering if someone would tell me if "former" and "latter" are used correctly in the following sentence: "The ... and the BMW in that the latter have four wheel drive. However, the former still handle well." Thanks very much.[/nq]
I don't much care for the two sentences. It's not that they are wrong, but they sure are a bit clumsy.
For one thing, adding a "two" after the "latt
I don't much care for the two sentences. It's not that they are wrong, but they sure are a bit clumsy.
For one thing, adding a "two" after the "latt
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