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Can a sentence end with the word "previous"?



 
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Can a sentence end with the word "previous"? #1 (permalink) Tue Jan 22, 2008 20:39 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?" #2 (permalink) Tue Jan 22, 2008 22:44 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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