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  1. "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 …

  2. 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 …

  3. "Another" vs "other" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Oct 31, 2016 · Other (other + plural or uncountable nonspecific noun) You can say: 'If I had another five dollars I could afford it.' - Five dollars is single unit of money. I have to admit that …

  4. "Each other" vs. "one another" - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Nov 16, 2012 · This is an interesting usage note extracted from the "each other" page of Yahoo! Education (emphasis added). It answers your question. It is often maintained that each other …

  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. 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 …

  7. Alternatives to the "on the one hand... on the other hand" construct

    May 2, 2015 · 3 The formal discourse marker used by the OP; "on the one hand ... on the other hand" expresses two contrasting ideas, opinions or facts. In view of this fact, I suggest the …

  8. "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 …

  9. Some other or another - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    ODO on some other gives an example and definition which is remarkably similar to another. However the other uses the definite article and must refer to something specific. There is no …

  10. phrase requests - Any other good way of saying "Happy Birthday ...

    21 Quite a few of my friends are having their birthdays in the coming weeks. I feel a little awkward posting plain words like "Happy Birthday" on their Facebook pages. I've decided I should come …