{"id":9365,"date":"2023-01-19T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.difference101.com\/?p=9365"},"modified":"2023-01-18T10:21:34","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T09:21:34","slug":"former-vs-latter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.difference101.com\/former-vs-latter\/","title":{"rendered":"Former vs. Latter: What\u2019s The Difference Between Former And Latter?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Former vs. Latter<\/strong> are words used as adjectives in a sentence to describe the word that comes before them. That’s why most people get confused about whether to use the word former or latter. But the main difference between former and latter is that the former is used to talk about the first two things which are mentioned already while the latter is used to mention the second two things which are mentioned already.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s take a closer look at Latter versus Former<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meaning<\/strong><\/td>Former means the first item, latter means the second item<\/td><\/tr>
Referring<\/strong><\/td>Former and latter can not be used while referring to groups<\/td><\/tr>
Text<\/strong><\/td>Former and latter cannot appear in casual text<\/td><\/tr>
Nouns<\/strong><\/td>Both are typically used as a noun<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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