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Jack Reacher #17: A Wanted Man
Reacher's last adventure is out today.
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Shame on you. English is only my 3rd language.
last: adjective a superl. of late with later as compar. 1. occurring or coming after all others, as in time, order, or place: the last line on a page. 2. most recent; next before the present; latest: last week; last Friday. 3. being the only one remaining: my last dollar; the last outpost; a last chance. 4. final: in his last hours. 5. ultimate or conclusive; definitive: the last word in the argument. |
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09-11-2012, 04:49 PM | #6 |
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I'll have to side with Jon on this one. There's no way that "last adventure" could mean anything other than "final adventure." If you said "latest adventure," that would be fine.
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09-11-2012, 04:54 PM | #7 |
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It depends on context, surely?
If I were to be asked a question about the books and answered, "Oh, that happened in the last book", that could quite reasonably be read as the 'latest' one. I agree, though, that 'latest' would have been a much better choice of word in the OP. |
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definition #2 is not wrong. But the meaning of last is based on the context used. The way last was used, it meant final as in the last book of the series. I was asking for clarification as I've not read anything about this being the last book of the series.
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I have read the book. There is nothing in it to explicitly suggest it is the final book in the Reacher series.
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Just got it and have started reading it. Will post my opinion as soon as I'm done.
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If the life of the series is dependent on Mr. Cruise's short version (herrumph..)
of the character, a grammatical reappraisal may be necessary ....... |
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Have you read the latest news?
The last time I saw him, he sweetly kissed my lips. (Diana Ross) |
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