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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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A followed by other

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00I bought an appple and other peach. -- Does this mean I bought one apple and one peach (accordng to this sentence?)02br
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00I bought an apple and other stuff. -- Is this good? Mixing a countable noun and an uncountable noun with teh word 'other' is what is giving me trouble. Help. 0-
  

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0It's not so much about whether something is countable or not, but whether we are naming something specific or not. You can't use 'other' with specifics. 02br 02br 00I bought an apple and other peach.

— Nona the brit

  • 0It's not so much about whether something is countable or not, but whether we are naming something specific or not.
  • You can't use 'other' with specifics.
  • 02br 02br 00I bought an apple and other peach.
  • No,02br 02br 00I bought an apple and some other fruit.
  • Yes02br 02br 00I have packed my shirt and other trousers.
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0It's not so much about whether something is countable or not, but whether we are naming something specific or not. You can't use 'other' with specifics. 'other' is then used with a general term that relates to the first specific word.02br
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00I bought an apple and other peach. No,02br
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00I bought an apple and some other fruit. Yes02br
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