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- Whats the difference between another and other?
There's a formula: another = an + other Think of it as of an article plus the word "other" that have historically merged into one word Grammar requires some article before "other book"; either "the" or "a " Depending on the context, you get either "You need to buy the other book" (if, for instance, the guy bought only the first book out of the set of two) or "You need to buy an_other book
- An other vs another - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The string an other is vanishingly rare in English In contrast another is positively pervasive I think it would be fair to say that the second has eclipsed the first to the point of making the first unacceptable, even though it is a grammatical string Both an and another are members of the category of determiners, while other, on the other hand, is an adjective There's no grammatical
- 2 other vs. other 2 - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
According to this, as "other" is an adjective you must write "two other places", "the two other places" In this ngram you can see that this order is prevalent There is a very small minority (the other two sides, the other two groups, the other two men) but for these three words this is nonetheless by far the preferred order
- Another vs other - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Other (other + plural or uncountable nonspecific noun) You can say: 'If I had another five dollars I could afford it ' - Five dollars is single unit of money I have to admit that this answer lacked more information previously With numbers it is acceptable to use another, but there are exceptions
- grammar - Something or other vs something or another? - English . . .
0 Both are grammatically correct You can use Something or other which is a usual way of representing Another method is One thing or another
- except for vs other than - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Perhaps, though, other equivalent phrases can highlight the difference in usage if you replace "except for" with "with the exception of" and "other than" with "apart from" Then we have "Are there any vegetables with the exception of asparagus?" which is clearly wrong So the two phrases have overlapping uses, but are not equivalent
- Should I use other or others as an option item?
No matter if the option contains one or several members, the term to use is other Firstly, this is the term most commonly used Also, the reason seems to be that the word 'other' here is not a noun but an adjective: it does not refer to 'the other' but the set of 'other options' As other is not a noun here, it cannot be pluralized
- pronouns - Is each other used correctly when talking about sets of . . .
I have seen a statement: We have a Christian duty to serve each other Is this statement correct? Because 'each other' is used for two persons and 'one another' for more than two persons
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