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What does "former"
the former went for variety mean?
the former went for variety mean?
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Former is the opposite of latter
The latter is the second one, the former is the first.
"Lily and Rose went shopping. The Former bought flowers, whilst the latter bought food"
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Former is the opposite of latter
The latter is the second one, the former is the first.
"Lily and Rose went shopping. The Former bought flowers, whilst the latter bought food"
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The former prime minister, David Cameron, remains a Member of Parliament. (In this instance "former" indicates that Cameron had been a Prime Minister some time before the current one, even if there had been two or more others since then)
Formerly he was PM (i.e. Previously he was PM)
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