OTHER Vs ANOTHER

OTHER Vs ANOTHER 

What is the difference between these two words? If you are learning English, words like this can seem a little confusing, even frustrating. Hi guys I'm Nouhaila from Speaking English With Nouha and in today's lesson, I will explain the difference between "other" and "another" and show you how to use each of these words correctly. Well, I'm ready to start, aren't I?

OTHER Vs ANOTHER 

She lives on the other side.
She lives on another side.

Are they really that different? They are certainly similar and that is their problem, but they are not the same. First, let's talk about the meaning of these two words. "Other" can mean additional or additional.

We use "another" to say one more.

There's another sandwich if you're hungry.

So that means you've already had a sandwich, but now I'm offering you more.

Thus, "other" and "other" may mean a supplement or a supplement, but they may also mean different or different. I can ask: Do you have any other types of juice?

So I don't want this type of juice, I want to know if there are alternatives, other types of juice, different from the juice I was offered.

Now,'other' is similar to'other' but it is not exactly the same thing.

There's so much traffic. Is there another way to do it?

So I want to know if there is another way to get to your destination. Is there a different route I can take?

Again, using "another" means one more, but have you noticed that, the way they are used, the sentence structure can be slightly different for each word. It's not always possible to just exchange one for the other, you know. You can't just change them. So, in a moment, we will take a closer look at why.

The other and the other can both be used as determinants. Now, if you can't remember exactly what a determinant is, well, that's fine. It is a type of word that introduces a name and clearly explains what we are talking about.

Most of the time, the term "other" is used with uncountable names and accounting names in the plural. Do you have any other information for me? So here, "other" is a determinant of information. "Information" is an indescribable name.

Do you know of any other good books by this author?

Thus, "other" determines "books", an accounting name in the plural. Have you had it so far?

But what if the name was singular like: his other work? Thus,'other' can be used with singular accounting names that require another determinant, usually a material or a pronoun.

So you can't say "I don't like other dogs" You have to say "I don't like his other dog" or "the other dog"

We can also use the unique article "an". Another one, another dog. Thus, when the name is singular and countable, you can use "another" as a determinant.

One of the sandwiches contains cheese, the other does not.

Note the article "the" here, before "other". This allows the use of "other" with countable and singular names, which occurs in very specific situations. You can use the "other" when you are talking about two things or two people and you want to talk about two things or two people and you want to talk about the second thing or the same person.

The first sandwich contains cheese, not the second or the other.

She has a bracelet on her wrist and on the other hand, she wears a watch.

So she has two wrists, the first one a bracelet and the second a watch. I can't just say, "On the other wrist, she wears a watch," can she? Since the idea is incomplete, I would really let the listener ask a question like: what was on the wrist then?

"Another" also serves as a determinant for being used with singular countable names. Do you have another room available? So, here, "another" is the determinant of the countable and singular name, "chamber". I cannot use'another' with the plural, nor'another' with'rooms'.

If I want to ask if there are additional rooms available, more than one room, I need to use "other" instead, okay?

Do you have other rooms available? Or do you have another room available?

However, there is an exception to this rule. "Another" can be used with a determinant with plural names when a plural name is preceded by a number or a numerical expression, such as "some" or "a couple".

I cannot say "I still need a few more weeks to finish the report" because "weeks" is plural and it is accounting. But I can say, "I still need two more weeks to finish the report" or "I still need two more weeks to finish the report".

Now, the other way to use these words is to use them as pronouns. Again,'other' can only be used with countable and singular names.

I'm going to order a drink. Would you like another one?

So in this sentence, "another" replaces the name "drink", but remember, I can only use "another" because we are talking about a single drink and not several drinks. And guess what? There is no exception here. "Another" is simply used as a singular pronoun.

Now you will see that "other" is also used as a pronoun. You can use it when you talk about two things and the first thing has already been mentioned.

So for example. My first wish is to go to Alaska. The other is to see the Northern Lights.

So, "other" acts here as a name, it is a substitute pronoun "wish". And it's good to do that because it's clear what we're talking about, we've already mentioned that the first wish was that I want to go to Alaska, so when we use "the other", we obviously talk about "wish" but is something you have to keep in mind. As a pronoun,'other' can be singular or plural. Now, remember that when I was talking about the "other" as a determinant, I said that it could not be in the plural. But you will see a plural form and that's when it will be used as a pronoun.

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