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I think it's better to say,
Prices at Walmart are the cheapest among supermarkets of the same class. |
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| Wed May 28, 2008 8:23 am "anyone else" vs "anyone else's" |
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| Haihao wrote: | I think it's better to say,
Prices at Walmart are the cheapest among supermarkets of the same class. |
Yours sounds quite formal - from the News or Business registers, maybe. |
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| Wed May 28, 2008 8:27 am anyone else |
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| ched133 wrote: | Which of the following is more correct:
the prices at Walmart are cheaper than anyone else
the prices at Walmart are cheaper than anyone else's |
Depending on who you are addressing, I'd go for "prices at Walmart are cheaper than anyone else's". That would would be fine in spoken English. |
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| Wed May 28, 2008 8:48 am "anyone else" vs "anyone else's" |
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| Molly wrote: | | Yours sounds quite formal - from the News or Business registers, maybe. |
You are right. I wrote the sentence bearing in my mind some kind of news report on Walmart.  |
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| Wed May 28, 2008 8:51 am "anyone else" vs "anyone else's" |
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Hi,
Don't you think 'anyone' should be changed to 'anywhere'? |
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| Wed May 28, 2008 9:01 am "anyone else" vs "anyone else's" |
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| No, anyone is OK. Anyone refers to the owner. |
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| Wed May 28, 2008 9:13 am "anyone else" vs "anyone else's" |
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| SkiIucK wrote: | Hi,
Don't you think 'anyone' should be changed to 'anywhere'? |
I agree with Haihao, but you could say this:
Prices at Walmart are cheaper than anywhere. |
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| Wed May 28, 2008 11:41 am "anyone else" vs "anyone else's" |
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| Molly wrote: | | Prices at Walmart are cheaper than anywhere. |
One more question, Molly. Is it necessary or better to put 'else' after 'anywhere' in this case? |
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| Wed May 28, 2008 12:22 pm "anyone else" vs "anyone else's" |
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| Haihao wrote: | | Molly wrote: | | Prices at Walmart are cheaper than anywhere. |
One more question, Molly. Is it necessary or better to put 'else' after 'anywhere' in this case? |
For me, no. - unless the hearer thinks "anywhere" includes "also at Walmart".  |
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| Wed May 28, 2008 13:19 pm "anyone else" vs "anyone else's" |
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| Prices at Wallmart are cheaper than anywhere else. |
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| Wed May 28, 2008 15:11 pm "anyone else" vs "anyone else's" |
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| lost_soul wrote: | | Prices at Wallmart are cheaper than anywhere else. |
What's the function of "else", there? |
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| Wed May 28, 2008 17:42 pm "anyone else" vs "anyone else's" |
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so "anywhere else's" would not make sense?
i thought anywhere else's means anywhere else's prices |
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| Wed May 28, 2008 17:46 pm "anyone else" vs "anyone else's" |
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Hi,
By adding 'else's' there has to be a comparison with another noun. By adding simply 'anywhere else' you are suggesting any other place you can possibly think of.
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| Wed May 28, 2008 17:48 pm "anyone else" vs "anyone else's" |
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so in order to use "else's" the sentence has to be changed to
Walmart's prices are cheaper than anyone else's
right? |
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