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Can a sentence end with the word "previous"? Tue Jan 22, 2008 21:39 pm  Can a sentence end with the word "previous"?
 

Can a sentence end with the word previous ?

ex.. The occupant moved out two months previous.

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Can a sentence end with the word "previous?" Tue Jan 22, 2008 23:44 pm  Can a sentence end with the word "previous?"
 

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You will see this in casual English, but the adverb should be used: 'previously'.
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