Friday, September 2, 2016

here after, hereafter

Here after or here after ( two words ) means in this location ( here ) when a span of time has elapsed, or some event has transpired ( after ) --
Mom said to wait here after the movie.
They will be here after the mall closes.

Hereafter or hereafter ( one word ) means subsequently; later than --
Hereafter, would you take your laundry out of the machine when it's done?
The rent has been raised; the lessor expects an extra sum hereafter.

Hereafter ( one word ) may also mean existence after death --
He believes we'll all be together in the hereafter.
Some people believe that there is a hereafter, with rewards for the good and punishments for the wicked.

Now that you know that, you can say --
"I know you often play here after school, but hereafter you are to go straight home."

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