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  Last versus Latest

  Posted by Kerin on July 27, 2020 at 12:02 pm

  These two words can be confusing because they both refer to the end of a series. But they are easy to distinguish.

  We use LATEST to refer to the most recent example of something. There is no implication that there will be no more.

  I really like Amy MacDonald’s latest CD—have you heard it?

  Have you heard the latest? Brexit is going ahead without a deal!!!

  We use LAST to refer to the most recent example, when no more will be produced.

  I hated the last season of LOST.

  This is the last copy of Edgar Allen Poe’s Complete Works produced in his lifetime—it’s worth a small fortune!

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