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Other/the other/another... #1 (permalink) Wed Oct 26, 2005 10:32 am   Other/the other/another...
 

I don't know where we use other, the other, another. Please help me.
For example, in this sentence what words do you use:

I have 2 letters._______ is from my mother.______ is from my friend.

Also, in class, the teacher asks the monitor "Who's absent today?". What is the best way to reply if there's no one is absent? Is "No one" formal?
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One/other #2 (permalink) Wed Oct 26, 2005 11:06 am   One/other
 

Hi Tortoise,

The missing words are: one is from my mother and the other is from my friend.
In answer to the teacher you could say: No-one or nobody.

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One/other #3 (permalink) Thu Oct 27, 2005 19:02 pm   One/other
 

Hi!

Alan wrote:
In answer to the teacher you could say: No-one or nobody.


So, which is correct - no-one or no one? We were always taught that no one consists of two words, so now I am a bit confused...

Thank you in advance
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No one/no-one #4 (permalink) Thu Oct 27, 2005 19:45 pm   No one/no-one
 

Hi Sidle Jinks,

Both forms are all right - you can choose either.

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No(-)one #5 (permalink) Thu Oct 27, 2005 19:49 pm   No(-)one
 

Thank you very much, Alan, for your explanation!
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Other/the other/another... #6 (permalink) Wed Nov 02, 2005 11:38 am   Other/the other/another...
 

Hi!
But when we use "another" instead of "the other", Sir Alan?

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Another/the other #7 (permalink) Wed Nov 02, 2005 12:54 pm   Another/the other
 

Hi tortoise,

Another means A different/additional one and the other means THE different/additional one. Have a look at what I've written on the articles a/an/the on this site:

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