- 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
- Each other vs. one another - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
This is an interesting usage note extracted from the "each other" page of Yahoo! Education (emphasis added) It answers your question It is often maintained that each other should be used to denote a reciprocal relation between two entities, with one another reserved for more than two: thus The twins dislike each other but The triplets dislike one another Sixty-four percent of Usage
- 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
- 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
- I and others or others and I? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
In British English, I would say me and a couple of others, since others is plural and implies a longer list I was taught that rule only applies when talking about two individuals So, rigourously, it would be Bob and I, but that me, John and Peter is a valid as John, Peter and I However, like the split infinitive, I think this is one of those non-rules of grammar Almost everyone, in the
- Each other’s nose or each other’s noses? - English Language Usage . . .
Since “each other’s” basically means “ (mutually) the other person’s”, and we wouldn’t say “the other person’s faces” (unless the other person is two-faced), it makes more sense to say “each other’s face” Nevertheless, the plural form seems to be more common in modern usage, so it can hardly be considered incorrect
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