ANOTHER vs. OTHER(S)

Another is one  word.

He’s bought another car. (not…. An other car.)

Functions:

1.       Another can mean “an additional or extra”. It is used with singular countable nouns. To know more about Countable & Uncountable noun, you can click here!

Example:

Could I have another piece of bread?

Another can be used without a noun, or with one, if the meaning is clear from what has come before.

Example:

Those cakes are wonderful. Could I have another (one)?

With uncountable and plural nouns, we normally use more, not other with this meaning.

Example:

Would you like some more meat? (not ….. another meat)

Would you like some more peas? (not … other peas?)

However, we can use another before a plural noun in expressions with few or a number.

Example:

I’m staying for another few weeks.

We need another three chairs.

2.       Alternative

(an)other can also mean ‘(an) alternative’,’beside/ instead of this/these’.

Example:

I think we should paint it another color.

Have you got any other cakes, or are these the only ones?

Other people often means ‘people besides one self’.

Example:

 Why don’t you think more about other people?

3.       Other and others

When other is used with a noun it has no plural form.

Example:

Where are the other photos? (not….others photos?)

But used alone, without a noun, it can have a plural form.

Example:

I’ve got one lot of photos. Where are the others?

These are too small. Have you got any others?

Normally, other(s)  is not only used alone if it refers to a noun that has been mentioned before. An exception is the common plural use of (the) others to mean (the) other people.

Example:

He never thinks of others.

Jake’s arrived – I must tell the others

(not …. On the phone, one cannot see the other or he never listens to another)

4.      
    Not used like an adjective

Other is a determiner or pronoun; it is not used exactly like an adjective. So it cannot normally have an adverb before it, or be used after a link verb.

Example:

I’d prefer a completely different color. (not … a completely other color)

You look different with a beard. (not … you look other)

So that was easy right??? ^_^
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