Confused Adjectives

Later and Latter

Rule: Later indicates a subsequent time or stage; Latter indicates the physical order (it denotes the second of two things).

Incorrect Usage: (a) I will come latter.

                                (b) Both, France and Europe are great tourist places; but, the later is more popular.

Correct Usage: (a) I will come later.

                             (b) Both, France and Europe are great tourist places; but, the latter is more popular.

Confused Words

Later and Latter

Later indicates a subsequent time or stage.

Latter indicates the physical order (it denotes the second of two things).

I will come later.

Both, France and Europe are great tourist places; but, the latter is more popular.

Confused Adjectives

Latter and Last

Rule: Latter indicates the second of two things; Last is used to refer to more than two.

Incorrect Usage: (a) Frost and Wordsworth are both great poets, but I like the last.

  (b) Ours is the latter house on that street.

Correct Usage: (a) Frost and Wordsworth are both great poets, but I like the latter.

(b) Ours is the last house on that street.