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Would you like some more peas? (NOT ••• tJther peas?)
However, we can use another before a plural noun in expressions with few or a
number.
I'm staying for another few weeks. We need another three chairs. For other cases where a(n) is followed by a plural, see 532.6.
3 'alternative'
(An)other can also mean '(an) alternative', 'besides / instead of this/these'. I think we should paint it another colour.
Have you got any other calces, or are these the only ones?
Other people often means 'people besides oneself. Why don't YOll think more about other people?
4 other and others
When other is used with a noun it has no plural form. Where are the other photos? (NOT ••• tIre tJthers phtJttJs?)
But used alone, without a noun, it can have a plural form.
I've got one lot of photos. Where are the others? These are too smalL Have you got any others?
Normally, other(s) is only used alone if it refers to a noun that has been mentioned before. An exception is the common plural use of (the) others to mean (the) other people.
He never thinks of others. Jake's arrived - I must tell the others.
BUT NOT On thephtJne, tJ1reetlmltJtsee thetJtheroR Nt! neueFmrens tr;HlntJther.
5 not used like an adjective
Other is a determiner or pronoun; il is not used exactly like an adjective. So it cannot normally have an adverb before it, or be used after a link verb.
I'd prefer a completely different colour. (NOT • • • ( l etJI'l'tpletely (#heF etJitJltF.) You look different with a beard. (NOT YBft 16t1k tither ...)
For ol/e al/otller, see 17I.
55 any
1 meaning
Any is a determiner (see 154). It generally suggests an indefinite amount or number, and is used when it is not important to say how much/many we are thinking of. Because of its 'open', non-specific meaning, any is often used in questions and negative clauses, and in other cases where there is an idea of doubt or negation.
Have you got any biscuits?
We didn't have any problems going through customs.
You never give me any help.
The noise of the party stopped me getting any sleep.
I suddenly realised I'd come out without any money.Any is common after if. Ifyou find any blackberries, keep somefor me.
Sometimes any means 'if there is/are any' or 'whatever there is/are'.
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