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  2. from English Grammar Today. Other means ‘additional or extra’, or ‘alternative’, or ‘different types of’. Other as a determiner. We can use other with singular uncountable nouns and with plural nouns: The embassy website has general information about visas.

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  3. Sep 5, 2021 · The other one/the other ones. Meaning: refers to a particular alternative. For example: This shirt is too small. Can I try the other one? I don’t like this flavour of ice cream. May I have the other one, please? Other than. Meaning: used after a negative statement to say that the thing that follows is the only exception. For example;

  4. The use of "ones" seems very informal and colloquial to me - where did it originate? Is it unique to English, or is there a similar construct in other languages?

  5. We use one (singular) and ones (plural): after an adjective: See those two girls? Helen is the tall one and Jane is the short one. Which is your car, the red one or the blue one? My trousers are torn.

  6. The other can mean 'the second of two options' or 'the remaining things in the group'. It can be followed by singular, plural countable nouns or an uncountable noun.

  7. Mar 5, 2019 · ‘The other’ is used when referring to one specific thing out of a group of two. For example, “I have two pens, one is blue and the other is red.” Can ‘another’ be used with both singular and plural nouns?

  8. 'other ones' is a correct and usable phrase in written English. It is used to refer to an additional group of items, especially when comparing them to an existing group of items. For example, "I like apples, but I prefer other ones, like oranges and pears.".

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