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It can be used when the noun represented by that pronoun is clear.. but in that sentence, it is not clear to me; it needs to read 'and other livestock'.
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| #3 (permalink) Thu Mar 10, 2011 14:41 pm 'others' as things/animals |
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Mm... I used 'others' because it's not livestock (there're fish, turtle, and the like). Could you please give me an example in which 'others' can be used to mean things/animals?
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| #4 (permalink) Thu Mar 10, 2011 14:50 pm 'others' as things/animals |
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I used 'others' because it's not livestock (there're fish, turtle, and the like).-- Even more reason not to use 'others'!
The zebras, the lions, and the others on the Ark decided to go on strike.
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| #5 (permalink) Thu Mar 10, 2011 14:54 pm 'others' as things/animals |
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Thank you very much for the example, Mister Micawber. Unfortunately I still can't understand why 'others' should not be used in my sentence to mean other animals :(
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| #6 (permalink) Thu Mar 10, 2011 19:45 pm 'others' as things/animals |
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Because it is too wide Abc, 'Others' could apply to absolutely anything... exporting pigs, poultry, grain, beet, humans, equipment, machinery....
You have to specify that you mean 'other animals'.
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