- 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
- 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
- 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
- Another way to say the possessive one anothers or each others
The possessive forms in "one another's" or "each other's" seems awkward as the "s" is given to just one part of the phrase Is there any other way to say such possessives
- 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
- 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
- What is a less offensive synonym for retarded?
Somebody needs to rephrase the title of this question to, say: What is a better way to say, "Man, I'm so retarded" Too many people are misunderstanding the question as is
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