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  1. What's 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 …

  2. "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 …

  3. Each other’s nose or each other’s noses? - English Language

    Jun 7, 2023 · 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 …

  4. Should I use 'other' or 'others' as an option item?

    Jun 13, 2012 · 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 …

  5. grammar - Something or other vs something or another? - English ...

    Feb 16, 2014 · 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.

  6. grammaticality - Meaning of every other day/week - English …

    The word other, in this case, is used to mean alternate. It is similar to saying "every odd week" or "every even week", only it doesn't matter what number week it is, it only matters that it's every …

  7. "except for" vs "other than" - English Language & Usage Stack …

    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 …

  8. When did "other" become a verb? - English Language & Usage …

    Aug 30, 2022 · Other, one of the most common adjectives and pronouns, as verb means: : to treat or consider (a person or a group of people) as alien to oneself or one's group (as because of …

  9. "2 other" vs. "other 2" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Sep 16, 2020 · 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 …

  10. 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 …