Allow , permit or let? Almost or nearly? Alone , lonely , or lonesome? Along or alongside? Already , still or yet? Also , as well or too? Alternate ly , alternative ly Although or though? Altogether or all together? Amount of , number of or quantity of? Any more or anymore? Anyone , anybody or anything? Apart from or except for?
Arise or rise? Around or round? Arouse or rouse? As or like? As , because or since? As , when or while? Been or gone? Begin or start? Beside or besides? Between or among? Born or borne? Bring , take and fetch Can , could or may? Classic or classical? Come or go? Consider or regard? Consist , comprise or compose? Content or contents? Different from , different to or different than? Do or make? Down , downwards or downward? During or for? Each or every? East or eastern ; north or northern?
Economic or economical? Efficient or effective? Elder , eldest or older , oldest? End or finish? Especially or specially? Except or except for? Expect , hope or wait? Experience or experiment? Fall or fall down? Far or a long way? Farther , farthest or further , furthest? Fast , quick or quickly? Fell or felt? Female or feminine ; male or masculine? Finally , at last , lastly or in the end? First , firstly or at first? Fit or suit? Following or the following? For or since? Forget or leave? Full or filled?
Fun or funny? Get or go? Grateful or thankful? Hear or listen to? High or tall? Historic or historical? House or home? How is …? If or when? If or whether? Ill or sick? Imply or infer? In the way or on the way? Late or lately? Lay or lie? Lend or borrow? Less or fewer? Look at , see or watch? Low or short?
Man , mankind or people? In the first example, others takes the place of the words other trees. In the second example, others takes the place of the words other people. Some books are easy to read, but others are quite difficult.
Some people like classical music, while others prefer jazz. We use the reciprocal pronouns each other and one another when two or more people do the same thing. Traditionally, each other refers to two people and one another refers to more than two people, but this distinction is disappearing in modern English.
NOTE : We do not use reciprocal pronouns as the subject of a clause. Peter and Mary helped one another. We sent each other Christmas cards. However, they are distinct in the sense that another means additional person or object, which can be similar to or different than the one you already have. On the other hand, other also means extra or more, person or thing, except the one that you already stated, i.
Read out the examples for a clear and better understanding of these two:. In the first sentence, another is used to mean one more, whereas other means different.
In our next example, another means any other restaurant, than the one you usually go, while, other, means new or rest here. It implies the other one which can be same or different. Other implies someone or something which is not similar to the one previously specified or known. Used with Usually with singular noun, but sometimes with plural noun also.
We will meet some other day.
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