Earlier vs Ago - What's the difference?
earlier | ago |
(early)
occurring previously
(early)
previously; before now; sooner
(archaic, or, dialectal) Gone; gone by; gone away; passed; passed away.
(archaic, or, dialectal) Nearly gone; dead (used in )''
In the past.
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As adjectives the difference between earlier and ago
is that earlier is comparative of early while ago is gone; gone by; gone away; passed; passed away.As an adverb earlier
is comparative of early.As a preposition ago is
in the past.earlier
English
Adjective
(head)- I shall be late because I missed the earlier train.
Adverb
(head)- I shall be late because I didn't start earlier .
ago
English
Alternative forms
* ygo (obsolete), ygoe (obsolete), agon (obsolete), agoneAdjective
(en adjective)- in days ago'''/in days '''agone
Usage notes
* Usually follows the noun.Preposition
(English prepositions)Damned if you don’t, passage=Two years ago a pair of scientists sparked fears of a devastating virus. [They] separately found ways to make a strain of bird flu called H5N1 more contagious. Critics fretted that terrorists might use this knowledge to cook up a biological weapon. American officials ordered that the papers be redacted. Further research was put on hold. But after much debate, the papers were published in full last year.}}