Ahh "former" and "latter" - for people that like to use these terms, just repeat the damn word. I find the use of these terms does the reader a disservice by g

Ahh "former" and "latter" - for people that like to use these terms, just repeat the damn word. I find the use of these terms does the reader a disservice by giving them additional cognitive load. You typically end up having to go back and read whatever was written again.