In a case like “latest video” or “newest video”, which one is right? I have seen “newest” used on stackoverflow.com: According to the online dictionaries I checked, “latest” = “most recent” and “n...
However "newest" is a more straightforward and general word. "Latest" is frequently applied in news, fashion, tech, or other contexts with a lot of change, and so it has a slight connotation that the thing is "hot", trendy, or otherwise important to people because of its newness. It can also function as a noun, for example: What's the latest?
The difference is in the future of the sentence. Last implies nothing else will follow. It's the last, and after this it is finished. Latest implies that it is the last to date, which means there could be more to follow. The examples in J.R.'s post fit the case: they leave their last will and testament. They won't be able to leave another will after that. These are their last wishes. the ...
There's a rule about one-syllable adjectives that end in a single vowel and a consonant, that duplicates the consonant in the comparative form: big --> bigger hot --> hotter I've been asking ...
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