The string an other is vanishingly rare in English. In contrast another is positively pervasive. I think it would be fair to say that the second has eclipsed the first to the point of making the first …

There's a formula: another = an + other. Think of it as of an article plus the word "other" that have historically merged into one word. Grammar requires some article before "other book"; either "the" or …

Nov 16, 2012 · This is an interesting usage note extracted from the "each other" page of Yahoo! Education (emphasis added). It answers your question. It is often maintained that each other should …

The word other, in this case, is used to mean alternate. It is similar to saying "every odd week" or "every even week", only it doesn't matter what number week it is, it only matters that it's every second one.

"No other," answers A, but my stationer." Here the expression, as Baker remarks, seems strictly proper, the words no other having a reference to A. But if the stationer had been the only visitor, he [the …

Jun 7, 2023 · Since “each other’s” basically means “ (mutually) the other person’s”, and we wouldn’t say “the other person’s faces” (unless the other person is two-faced), it makes more sense to say “each …

Perhaps, though, other equivalent phrases can highlight the difference in usage if you replace "except for" with "with the exception of" and "other than" with "apart from" Then we have "Are there any …

Oct 2, 2016 · It's hard to tell. The Federalist Papers, on the other hand, were published under pseudonyms. The Ngram viewer finds many instances of on another without a preceding on the one. …

Oct 5, 2017 · The possessive forms in "one another's" or "each other's" seems awkward as the "s" is given to just one part of the phrase. Is there any other way to say such possessives.

Dec 24, 2013 · First, there's no meaning difference between the (a) and (b) versions. Tom can't be taller than himself, so the truth set is identical. Second, any is a Negative Polarity Item, and that means it …