later vs latter :

later or latter

Except in the expression “latter-day” (modern), the word “latter”usually refers back to the last-mentioned of a set of alternatives. “Wegave the kids a choice of a vacation in Paris, Rome, or Disney World. Ofcourse the latter was their choice.” In other contexts not referringback to such a list, the word you want is “later.”Conservatives prefer to reserve “latter” for the last-named of no more than two items.

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Definitions
  later
  • s  coming at a subsequent time or stage
  • a  at or toward an end or late period or stage of development
    a later symptom of the disease
    later medical science could have saved the child
  • a  being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
  • s  after the expected or usual time; delayed
  • s  of the immediate past or just previous to the present time
  • s  having died recently
  • a  of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages
  • a  at or toward an end or late period or stage of development
    a later symptom of the disease
    later medical science could have saved the child
  • s  (used especially of persons) of the immediate past
  • r  happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
    he's going to the store but he'll be back here later
  • r  at some eventual time in the future
    I'll see you later
  • r  comparative of the adverb `late'
    he stayed later than you did
  latter
  • n  the second of two or the second mentioned of two
    Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the latter is remembered today
  • a  referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
    in the latter case
News & Articles
  later
  • 10 years later, Mister Rogers is still making neighbors
    10 years later, Mister Rogers is still making neighbors by Beth Kissileff Religion News Service Published Jun 13, 2013 03:17PM MDT Pittsburgh • Fred Rogers, the man behind the long-running “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” children’s show, died 10 years ago, but his influence is still felt deeply here, the city he called home. The Pittsburgh Theological Seminary recently devoted its summer ...
    June 14, 2013 - The Salt Lake Tribune
  • Dry Start at U.S. Open, Storms Expected Later
    U.S. Open organizers were preparing for severe thunderstorms and high winds later in the day as the opening round of the year's second major began under overcast skies at Merion on Thursday.
    June 13, 2013 - New York Times
  • Golf-Dry start at U.S. Open, storms expected later
    By Mark Lamport-Stokes ARDMORE, Pennsylvania, June 13 (Reuters) - U.S. Open organisers were preparing for severe thunderstorms and high winds later in the day as the opening round of the year's second major began under overcast skies at Merion on Thursday. Little-known American Cliff Kresge struck the first shot on the par-four opening hole and 2012 Masters winner Bubba Watson launched ...
    June 13, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
  latter
  • Honduras trip a lesson in faith
    I challenged the Community CRC church family during a Sunday morning worship service in the summer of 2011: "We are partnering locally with Latter Rain Ministries (pastored by Bishop Reginald Blackmon) to share the gospel in Fort Wayne. Why don't we partner with a church in El Potrero, Honduras, to share the gospel of Jesus Christ globally.
    June 15, 2013 - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
  • Eurovision's Young Dancers Push Combined 4K/3D Camera Technology
    Tonight's broadcast of the Eurovision Young Dancers contest from Poland might not have been as big a ratings winner as its cousin, the Eurovision Song Contest (the latter reaching a peak of 170 million viewers last month), but EYD continues to promote one of the goals of the Eurovision project - to act as a test-bed of new broadcast technology - with a combined 4K and 3D camera.
    June 14, 2013 - Forbes
  • Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau after recent workout with Derrick Rose: ‘I think he’s there now’
    Derrick Rose and the Bulls organization spent the latter part of the 2013 season tormenting the team’s fan base by teasing them with the possibility, however remote or slight, that he would return to action at some point to give a very gritty Chicago team a much-needed postseason push. It never materialized, of course, and…
    June 14, 2013 - NBC Sports: ProBasketballTalk