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0 pointsronnier1y ago0 comments

I really dislike the use of former and latter. It’s confusing, people get it wrong, and it can be interpreted at least two different ways to make it ambiguous.

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layer81y ago

I agree that it tends to add cognitive overhead that could be avoided, but I don't see the ambiguity.

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0 pointsronnier1y ago0 comments

I really dislike the use of former and latter. It’s confusing, people get it wrong, and it can be interpreted at least two different ways to make it ambiguous.

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layer81y ago

I agree that it tends to add cognitive overhead that could be avoided, but I don't see the ambiguity.

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