而“The other child is my brother.”中使用了other来呼应前一句话，表示我这句话所谈的另外一个 小孩. 我们再仔细观察other、others和another这三个词，不难发现它们实际上都与other这个词 …

Dec 19, 2017 · The other team won. (There were only 2 teams that could have won and the other team did.) The other three schools rejected me. (We know 3 schools rejected the person.) …

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, …

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 …

Jun 27, 2015 · Unforunately, you haven't answered the question -- what is the printer's name for the characters "<" and ">"; you've told us what they mean in a mathematical context, but the …

Oct 18, 2012 · If you look at other questions with the preposition tag, you'll find many questions like this. Both prepositions can be used to specify location, as well as others. "I am in China. I …

Jul 29, 2011 · From WordWeb: Annual: Occurring or payable every year What is the corresponding single word for occurring every two year, three year, four year etc. I understand …

Obviously there are many other contexts besides numbering "bullet points" where only first can be used in the first place (there's one, for example). Mind you, even if you'd composed a truly …

Sep 25, 2010 · Have you ever had a case where you felt compelled to include strange things like a double that in a sentence? If so, then what did you do to resolve this? For me, I never knew …

Apr 24, 2011 · What would be the correct word to use when referring to three or more items, in the same manner as the word both? For example, using two words, with the word both: "There are …