In a case like “latest video” or “newest video”, which one is right? I have seen “newest” used on stackoverflow.com: According to the online dictionaries I checked, “latest” = “most recent” and “n...
However "newest" is a more straightforward and general word. "Latest" is frequently applied in news, fashion, tech, or other contexts with a lot of change, and so it has a slight connotation that the thing is "hot", trendy, or otherwise important to people because of its newness. It can also function as a noun, for example: What's the latest?
There's a rule about one-syllable adjectives that end in a single vowel and a consonant, that duplicates the consonant in the comparative form: big --> bigger hot --> hotter I've been asking ...
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