Aaron1988  +  400010 Fri, 03 Aug 07 02:43 PM is it differences between singular and plural? Aaron1988 Joined on Wed, Apr 25 2007 New Member 18 Plurals

	Grammar Geek  +  400016 Fri, 03 Aug 07 03:01 PM Hello Aaron, Welcome to the forums. Can you write a few sentences that use other or others, so I can see what you mean? Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,660 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random!

	Aaron1988  +  400303 Sat, 04 Aug 07 12:30 PM I just want to know the differences.. Example like.. a) Where are the other boys. b) Where are the others boys. a) Some of the speakers went straight to the conference room. The other speakersare still hanging around. b) Some of the speakers went straight to the conference room. The others speakersare still hanging around. Aaron1988

	Grammar Geek  +  400318 Sat, 04 Aug 07 03:01 PM In both of these examples, use "other." If you don't use the noun, you can use "others." Some of the boys are in the dining room, but where are the others? Some of the speakers went to the conference room, but others are still hanging around. If there is only one, then use other: One of the cats is in the window sill and the other is on the bed. Grammar Geek Nouns

	Loojka  +  400451 Sun, 05 Aug 07 01:28 AM Speaking of this, it confuses me too. When do you use "others" and when "the others"? Not to mention "another": I've got two cars. One is black, the other (meaning "the second of two") is red. I've got two cars. One is black, another (additional one) is red. This has always been confusing for me. Loojka Joined on Sat, Jul 21 2007 Serbia, Europe Full Member 158 I'm the person your mother warned you about :)

	Grammar Geek  +  400462 Sun, 05 Aug 07 03:00 AM I've got two cars. One is black, the other (meaning "the second of two") is red. - Yes I've got two cars. One is black, another (additional one) is red. - No. If there are only two in total, and you've talked about one already, then the second (of the two) should use "the other." I have many cars. One is black and another is red. (This is an additional one, and there are still others not yet mentioned.) If you say "the others" then you are talking about all of the remaining things. I have many cars. Two are black and the others are red. (All of the remaining cars.) Does that help at all? Grammar Geek

	Aaron1988  +  400563 Sun, 05 Aug 07 11:33 AM Thanks for your help! Can I ask something not related to grammar? How do I say a company that is practicing e-commerce? Sorry for my poor English, I just want the correct sentence. Nowadays, most of the companies/company are practicing e-commerce? Aaron1988 Grammar

	Loojka  +  400624 Sun, 05 Aug 07 01:37 PM  Grammar Geek wrote: Does that help at all? Yeah, got it Thanx! Just one more thing: is it always "the others", never "others" without the article? Loojka Articles, Grammar