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Formerly vs Yance - What's the difference?

formerly | yance |

As adverbs the difference between formerly and yance

is that formerly is at some time in the past while yance is (dialect|northern english dialect) once (in both senses: only one time, and formerly).

formerly

English

Adverb

(-)
  • at some time in the past
  • previously; once

    • yance

    English

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (dialect, Northern English dialect) once (in both senses: only one time, and formerly)

    • References

    * [2004], Griffiths, Bill, A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Northumbria University Press, ISBN 1-904794-16-5, page 191: * [1997], Leith, Dick, A Social History of English, Routledge, ISBN 0415097975, 9780415097970, page 45: