12 июл. 2019 г. · In a choice of two options, the first is "the former" and the second is "the latter" (not ladder). It means they choose the second option.

23 янв. 2022 г. · It's actually "latter", not "ladder". It means the 2nd of any two things that were told or written.

31 окт. 2023 г. · The first item is referred to as the "former" and the second as the "latter". This usage denotes an item's place in a two-part sequence where " ...

4 июл. 2020 г. · When you write something in a list, latter means the last one in the list, former means the first. For instance: Toads and frogs are both ...

9 авг. 2019 г. · Latter means the last one if there are two. If there are more than 2, the word is not correctly used, but it still means the last one.

4 мая 2023 г. · It's the 'latter', and it's a lot easier to type out two words than a lengthy phrase.

29 авг. 2020 г. · “Former/latter” is typically used when presented with two choices or options - former indicating the first and latter indicating the second.

25 окт. 2024 г. · So like, ladder is referring to option A and latter is refering to option B, because it's “later” in the sequence. I thought I read this ...

17 июн. 2020 г. · Example: "We could spend this money reinforcing the dam, or spend it on a new highway. I think the latter is a better option."

20 авг. 2022 г. · An easy way to remember it is that latter sounds and looks a lot like later. Two choices, which came first and which one later than that (so second).