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 …

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 …

Dec 26, 2012 · Other than that it is vanishingly rare to see & in formal written English, although of course in informal email, text messages, notes, and handwriting, anything goes.

Dec 6, 2012 · Most of the time one or the other feels better, but every so often, "which" vs. "what" trips me up. So, what's the exact difference and when should you use one or the other?

Apr 4, 2011 · In @JSBangs's answer, 'such as' introduces an example. In @Robusto's comment, 'like' means Monet and other painters similar to him. There is a subtle difference as when we …

On the other hand, there is one indefinite pronoun, none, that can be either singular or plural; it often doesn't matter whether you use a singular or a plural verb — unless something else in …

Oct 5, 2017 · 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.