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- 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
- 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
- phrase requests - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The game of quot;Secret Santa quot;, which is usually played by Westerners during Christmas, consists of each participant being randomly assigned one person to whom they give a gift The entire ga
- A different one when we have 3 objects - other another?
0 In English, we use the other for the second in a pair, while we use another for a further element in a series You must carefully distinguish these two cases: Using a definite determiner there means there is no more than that one alone, being definite and all Being definite, it is conclusive
- 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
- On the one hand . . . on the other - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The "on one hand on the other hand" phrasing isn't really necessary, but if that's your preferred style then your existing usage looks fine to me Though I would use "from" instead of "to" in the prior sentence ;-p
- adjectives - low educated? poorly educated? Other - English . . .
Sample sentence: "In contrast, low educated women who are employed in low-fertility countries are more likely to decide against second childbirth than those who are not employed " That sounds awkw
- 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
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