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English term or phrase:whichever is later
English translation:whichever is later
Entered by: Dolores Vázquez
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18:21 Jul 28, 2011
English to English translations [Non-PRO]
Linguistics / What is correct -
English term or phrase: whichever is later
Is the use of whichever is later or whichever is latter.
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Local time: 20:18
whichever is later
Explanation:
OK
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Dolores Vázquez
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +16whichever is laterDolores Vázquez
5 -1whichever is the latter
AllegroTrans


Discussion entries: 1





  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +16
whichever is later


Explanation:
OK


    Reference: http://www.wordreference.com/es/translation.asp?tranword=whi...
Dolores Vázquez
Native speaker of: Native in GalicianGalician, Native in SpanishSpanish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jenni Lukac
1 min
  -> Thanks.
agree  Peter Nicholson
2 mins
  -> Thanks.
agree  ClaraVal
2 mins
  -> Thanks.
agree  Thayenga: Definitely later. :)
4 mins
  -> Thanks.
agree  Jack Doughty
4 mins
  -> Thanks.
agree  Charles Davis
10 mins
  -> Thanks.
agree  Liz Broomfield
14 mins
  -> Thanks.
agree  eski
28 mins
  -> Thanks.
agree  Maria Fokin
37 mins
  -> Thanks.
agree  José J. Martínez: right
38 mins
  -> Thanks.
agree  Sheila Wilson: "the latter" is used to refer to the second of two objects/hypotheses/circumstances/... previously referred to, e.g. "out of chips and mash, I prefer the latter" = I prefer mash
38 mins
  -> Thanks.
agree  xxxmediamatrix: Full marks to Sheila for a good explanation - especially "... the second of two ... " - and example.
3 hrs
  -> Thanks.
agree  Jocelyne S
12 hrs
  -> Thanks.
agree  Sonia Geerlings
17 hrs
  -> Thanks.
agree  Phong Le
1 day16 hrs
  -> Thanks.
agree  Thuy-PTT
6 days
  -> Thanks.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
whichever is the latter


Explanation:
This is also a valid phrase

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Note added at 15 hrs (2011-07-29 09:53:29 GMT)
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AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:18
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: The question stems from the following pasted language: "... all requirements ... shall be completed by the applicant within 1 year after receipt of the application by the department or mailing of a notice of an incomplete application to the last known address on file with the department, whichever is later."


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: Yes, but you've added 'the', the absence of which was what makes Asker's own suggestion wrong in any context.
4 mins
  -> Yes, but I only gave this as a valid phrase to help the asker to differentiate correct usage
disagree  xxxmediamatrix: I cannot envisage any sentence that could contain 'whichever is the latter' and actually make sense.//Your example is plain bad English!
1 hr
  -> well just google e.g. ...felony involving violence or intimidation for ten years from the date of conviction or release from confinement or probation, whichever is the latter. ...there are 100s of other examples
disagree  Armorel Young: "the latter"is the second of two things mentioned - as Mediamatrix says, is it highly implausible that the the phrase "whichever is the latter" could ever be meaningfully used, since by definition it is already clear what the second of two things is
13 hrs
  -> All I have said is that it is a valid phrase; 14,000 ghits; whether it is relevant for the asker, only the asker knows
agree  Sonia Geerlings: with zero context, we need to 'think outside the box' & offer all possibilities. Given the relatively easy level of the question, we can reasonably assume the asker wouldn't instinctively know to add "the" to make his 2nd phrase grammatically correct.
15 hrs
  -> thank you, and "thinking outside the box" was exactly what I was trying to do
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Changes made by editors
Aug 12, 2011 - Changes made by Dolores Vázquez:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term
Aug 3, 2011 - Changes made by Jocelyne S:
Field (specific)Government / Politics => Linguistics
Jul 28, 2011 - Changes made by AllegroTrans:
LevelPRO => Non-PRO


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