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  • what's the difference between other, another and the other?

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  • Other can mean alternative or different.

  • For example, I like oranges, but other fruit tastes terrible.

  • It can also mean additional.

  • For example, the first meal is free, but other meals can be purchased if you're still hungry.

  • Other can be a pronoun or a determined, which is a word that helps identify a noun.

  • For example, a on my or this as a determiner.

  • Other must be followed by either on uncountable noun or a plural.

  • Now remember, other fruit tastes terrible Other meals can be purchased.

  • If you want to use a singular, accountable noun, then you must use on additional determiner.

  • For example, this car is OK, but my other car is better, and in this way we might use the other.

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  • And don't forget, at the end of this video there was a full summary slide With everything that I've mentioned so far, the other can be followed by a singular, accountable now and in this way it means the second of two objects.

  • For example, this car is good, but the other car is better.

  • That's two cars.

  • You can also follow the other with a plural accountable now, and in this way it means the remaining things in that group, for example.

  • This car is good, but the other cars are better.

  • That's many cars as pronouns.

  • Other on the other have the same meanings as before.

  • Alternative or additional.

  • For example, I've found a suck, but where is the other?

  • Or Hey, I've gotta suck.

  • Um, do you have one other?

  • As a pronoun?

  • Other can be made into a plural others, but only as a pro.

  • Now, for example, I have seen many films, but I want to see others now.

  • Another is the indefinite article and plus other, unlike other and the other, which can be used with uncountable in plural announce another uses singular.

  • Accountable now owns one like other and the other.

  • It can mean an alternative.

  • For example, I don't like this T shirt.

  • Do you have another one?

  • It can mean additional.

  • For example, that burger was delicious.

  • Can I have another burger?

  • It can be used as a determiner.

  • Do you have another one?

  • Can I have another burger?

  • It can also be used as a pronoun.

  • For example, she quit her current job and found another Thank you very much for your question.

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