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Anonymous  +  471924 Sat, 02 Feb 08 06:25 PM

wich is the right form ?

"please use the other stairs" or "please use the others stairs"

and please explain why !!!

thank you very much

Doll  +  471926 Sat, 02 Feb 08 06:38 PM

My two cents:    

First one. You can use a plural object after "the other".  But if you say "the others", you shouldn't use a plural object following it.

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White Cat  +  471945 Sat, 02 Feb 08 08:14 PM

i think that the first one is the correct ,but the second is not

the reoson because i have heard the first one , but the second one i see it for the first time

presuasive seoson isn't it?

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Clive  +  471959 Sat, 02 Feb 08 09:08 PM

Hi,

wich is the right form ?

"please use the other stairs" or "please use the others stairs"

and please explain why !!! The former is correct, because 'other' is an adjective, and adjectives don't have singular and plural forms.

eg We say the red cars, not the reds cars.

Best wishes, Clive

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