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‘Go and play with some other children, ‘ she said.
When used before a noun, other never has an s: ‘Do you have any other shoes besides the brown
ones?’
Compare: ‘Besides the brown shoes, do you have any others?’
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It tells us all about nouns , verbs, adjectives and others.
It tells us all about such things as nouns, verbs and adjectives.
Do not use and others at the end of a list of examples. In some styles it is possible to use etc for
this purpose, but in formal styles it is safer to use such as (or such ... as): ‘Candidates’
performance in the test was influenced by factors such as age, sex, attitude and first language.’
otherwise
Remember to get there early otherwise you may not get a seat.
Remember to get there early. Otherwise you may not get a seat.
Remember to get there early or you may not get a seat.
Unlike or, otherwise is an adverb (NOT a conjunction): ‘I’m glad that you told me about the show
being cancelled. Otherwise I’d have travelled all the way to Glasgow for nothing.’
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