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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
- synonyms - Other ways to say each other - English Language Usage . . .
Are there any other ways to say each other? For example, in this sentence: There are times when we both need each other
- 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
- phrase requests - Any other good way of saying Happy Birthday . . .
21 Quite a few of my friends are having their birthdays in the coming weeks I feel a little awkward posting plain words like "Happy Birthday" on their Facebook pages I've decided I should come up with a different or special expression Is there any other good way of saying or implying "Happy Birthday"?
- No other . . . except - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
"No other," answers A, but my stationer " Here the expression, as Baker remarks, seems strictly proper, the words no other having a reference to A But if the stationer had been the only visitor, he [the person speaking to B] should say, "none but," or "no other than the stationer called on me this morning " This is the opinion of Baker
- 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
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