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#2 (permalink) Sun Jul 27, 2008 2:46 am difference between latest and newest |
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. There is not really any significant difference in meaning here, although 'latest' needn't mean 'newest' if we are speaking of used objects, I suppose. I think that this test question needs re-working, Silvina. . _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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Mister Micawber Language Coach
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#3 (permalink) Sun Jul 27, 2008 12:17 pm difference between latest and newest |
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. I agree with you, MM. The sentence should be reworked. . . Examples of 'newest' from the BNC:
1) On his newest album, Double Good Everything (Capitol) he measures out the steps a soul man must take to remain on top of the game.
2) The newest building in the centre of Qara Tappah had been built in 1934.
Of those two sentences, I would say you can replace 'newest' with 'latest' in (1) but not really in (2). Perhaps that is because 'latest' tends to suggest 'most recent' only with a focus on the idea that the origin/creation is current. 'Newest' is more relative and therefore perhaps more flexible -- it might refer to the most recent one in a collection of things that are all relatively new, or it might refer to the most recent one in a collection of things that are all old. . _________________ "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." ~ Abraham Lincoln |
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Yankee I'm a Communicator ;-)

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#4 (permalink) Thu May 27, 2010 15:33 pm what's the difference between "newest" and "latest" |
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| Could anyone explain to me the difference between "newest" and "latest". Thank you so much |
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Waiyin Cheng I'm here quite often ;-)
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#5 (permalink) Thu May 27, 2010 17:29 pm what's the difference between "newest" and "latest" |
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Have you looked in a learner's dictionary
newest - most recently built/created/invented, etc. latest - most recent thing of its kind.
No significant difference. _________________ Cheers m' dears! |
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Beeesneees Language Coach

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#6 (permalink) Fri May 28, 2010 5:28 am difference between latest and newest |
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| I agree with MM and yankee. The boundary of this 2 words is not really clear (the example of Yankee is good to point out they are not interchangeable in every case). Hi, Beeesneees could you explain what you mean "latest - most recent thing of its kind". I am not sure that I can get your idea. |
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Waiyin Cheng I'm here quite often ;-)
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#7 (permalink) Fri May 28, 2010 7:23 am difference between latest and newest |
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There is no difference other than the words I used in my definition of newest and latest. latest phone - the most recent type of phone. latest trend - the most recent trend.
I didn't make it clear enough that I also thought the difference was so insignificant that the question should be reworked. _________________ Cheers m' dears! |
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Beeesneees Language Coach

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#8 (permalink) Wed Aug 17, 2011 13:10 pm difference between latest and newest |
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| dear Beeesneees , why cant we say "newest book " here - as a recently created? thank you in advance |
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Lili6 You can meet me at english-test.net

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#9 (permalink) Wed Aug 17, 2011 14:20 pm difference between latest and newest |
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In real English you can, Lili, but the answer set to this question has not yet been fixed, so the test still indicates 'newest' as 'wrong'.
(Sorry, I cannot get into that particular test to fix it myself.) _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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Mister Micawber Language Coach
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#10 (permalink) Fri Sep 02, 2011 7:37 am difference between latest and newest |
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I've read most of her books and they're all fascinating but I haven't read her latest book
I was talking about this test, it isn't right to put ''newest'' |
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Lili6 You can meet me at english-test.net

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#11 (permalink) Fri Sep 02, 2011 7:40 am difference between latest and newest |
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Are you just asking the same question again, Lili? _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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Mister Micawber Language Coach
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| hiveld? | Not necessary |