http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3273.32735)http://www.englishforums.com/English/OtherAnother/mprp/post.htm#63306Sat, 25 Dec 2004 01:32:15 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:63306maverick880http://www.englishforums.com/English/OtherAnother/mprp/post.htm#63306http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-63306.xmlThanks you very muchhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/OtherAnother/mprz/post.htm#63296Fri, 24 Dec 2004 23:48:10 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:63296Mister Micawber1http://www.englishforums.com/English/OtherAnother/mprz/post.htm#63296http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-63296.xmlAnother person is a Slav. (among several people) <br />The other person is a Slav. (between two people) <br />Other people are Slavs. (among several groups of people) <br />The other people are Slavs. (between two sets of people) These are deteminers. <br /> <br />The other is a Slav. (between two people) <br />The others are Slavs. (between two sets of people) These are pronouns. <br /> <br />As a pronoun, yes-- 'the other' is singular and 'the others' is plural. <br /> <br />http://www.englishforums.com/English/OtherAnother/mprc/post.htm#63293Fri, 24 Dec 2004 23:25:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:63293maverick882http://www.englishforums.com/English/OtherAnother/mprc/post.htm#63293http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-63293.xmlOnce I asked here a question about the usage of other\another and I was told that other implies about pliral and "another" implies abiut singular. (so are: the other - singular; the others - plural). <br />Isn't it correct? Can you please interpret a bit? Thankshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/OtherAnother/mprb/post.htm#63292Fri, 24 Dec 2004 23:14:31 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:63292Mister Micawber3http://www.englishforums.com/English/OtherAnother/mprb/post.htm#63292http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-63292.xml<br />'Another' is 'an other', and it cannot follow another determiner. <br /> <br />'What other function?' <br />'It has another function.' <br /> <br />http://www.englishforums.com/English/OtherAnother/mxqc/post.htmFri, 24 Dec 2004 18:18:45 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:63276maverick884http://www.englishforums.com/English/OtherAnother/mxqc/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-63276.xmlI have got an unseen and there is a question: <br />"Besides enabling a person to carry his or her things, what other function can a backpack serve, according to Mr.Nature? <br /> <br />According to what I have been explained about usage of other\another it should have been "another" here (it is one different, not specified function). <br />What do you think? <br />Tnanks in advance