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two last vs last two

The correct phrase is 'last two'. This is the standard way to refer to the final two items in a sequence. 'Two last' is not a common construction in English.
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'Two last' is not a common or correct construction in English.

"two last"

This phrase is not used in English. The correct order is 'last two'.
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'Last two' is the correct and commonly used phrase in English.

"last two"

Use 'last two' when referring to the final two items in a sequence.

Examples:

  • I will take the last two cookies.
  • Please read the last two chapters of the book.
  • She bought the last two tickets for the concert.
  • Nov 19, 2017 ... Provided to YouTube by Malaco Music Group Last Two Dollars · Johnnie Taylor Good Love! ℗ 1996 Malaco Records, Inc. Released on: 1997-02-25 ...
  • Sep 23, 2015 ... "The general ordinals, however, may be used freely before or after cardinals, according to the meaning required: His last two books were novels ...
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  • Sep 9, 2024 ... The Last Two Dollars challenge honoring Johnnie Taylor is everything! This challenge is showing how much Blues music is still important!
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  • Jun 20, 2017 ... I am working with the PUMS data. I would like to create a dummy variable that would indicate if the last two digits of PUMA variable (which ...
  • Sep 5, 2021 ... Hello knimers, how can I delete the last two characters within a specific cell and take these two characters in a extra column.
  • Aug 15, 2016 ... Solved: Hi I have a field in Alteryx of varying Length, the last two digits are always numeric and all the preceding are Alpanumeric e.g. ...
  • Dec 3, 2019 ... ... last two weeks. I have tried the 'in:anywhere', I've checked other folders and checked for filters or if they're forwarding and I have ...
  • Nov 22, 2011 ... I have a string variable that holds the full path to a directory. I'd like to assign the last two directories in it to another string.

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