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Jackson6612  +  343365 Sun, 25 Mar 07 07:59 PM
What is the difference between other and others?
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Doll  +  343370 Sun, 25 Mar 07 08:09 PM

I didn't like the other one.(there is one alternative)  

I didn't like the others(There are more than one alternative)  

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Philip  +  343502 Mon, 26 Mar 07 03:49 AM
 Jackson6612 wrote:
What is the difference between other and others?
Without context, Doll's explanation is as good as you can expect.
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Cool Breeze  +  343683 Mon, 26 Mar 07 03:08 PM
Hi Jackson

Other usually needs a noun after it:
I met two other people.
No other book will do.
This is the other book I told you about.
There may be some other correct answers.


Others has a plural s and thus can't have a noun after it:
Some like coffee, others prefer tea. (Or: Some like coffee, other people prefer tea.)
Only John, Sam and Bill have arrived! Where are the others?

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