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Whose signature and who is the "latter"?

English translation: Larry ... and Larry


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10:54 Nov 6, 2008
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Law/Patents - Insurance
English term or phrase: Whose signature and who is the "latter"?
This is to certify that John an agent of Larry has stated in my very presence that the latter acknowledge himself to have affixed his signature to the attached document.

I am quite puzzled by this statement, anyone please help?
Thanks in advance!
Jason Ma
China
Local time: 09:13
English translation:Larry ... and Larry
Explanation:
My reading:

This is to certify that John an agent of Larry has stated in my very presence that the latter acknowledge himself to have affixed his signature to the attached document.
-->
... certify that John, who is Larry's agent, has stated in my (some else's) presence that the latter (Larry) confessed to having signed the attached document himself.

i.e. John stated that Larry signed the document
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xxxmediamatrix
Local time: 21:13
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Thanks a lot.
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4 +2Larry ... and Larryxxxmediamatrix
3Larry is the latter, and it is his signatureKen Cox


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
whose signature and who is the "latter"?
Larry ... and Larry


Explanation:
My reading:

This is to certify that John an agent of Larry has stated in my very presence that the latter acknowledge himself to have affixed his signature to the attached document.
-->
... certify that John, who is Larry's agent, has stated in my (some else's) presence that the latter (Larry) confessed to having signed the attached document himself.

i.e. John stated that Larry signed the document

xxxmediamatrix
Local time: 21:13
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks a lot.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you so much!


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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
whose signature and who is the "latter"?
Larry is the latter, and it is his signature


Explanation:
This is the grammatical logic ('the latter' refers to the second or final of two previously mentioned persons or items, and by convention relative pronouns refer to the most recently mentioned person or item.

However, the sentence is poorly worded (not natural English), so this may not be the *intended* meaning.

Ken Cox
Local time: 03:13
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Asker: Thanks for reply.

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