LATTER or LATER?

English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)

LATTER or LATER?

She arrived at the venue five hours ~latter~ (nonstandard).
She arrived at the venue five hours *later* (standard).
You use later to refer to a time or situation that is after the one that you have been talking about or after the present one.

Some people grow on others and some help others grow. A good mentor belongs to the ~later~ group (nonstandard).
Some people grow on others and some help others grow. A good mentor belongs to the *latter* group (standard).
When two people, things, or groups have just been mentioned, you can refer to the second of them as the latter. The word is either an adjective (used before a noun as in the example given) or a pronoun (used alone as seen below):
I enjoy yam and beans, and beans and yam but I’ll go for the *latter* if I must pick one. ✅
The opposite of latter is former.
GAB