"Another" with plurals

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How do you explain this part out of review:
"I'm sure that I missed some of the differences between these cameras - The 5D Mark II's 228 page owner's manual has grown into the Canon EOS 6D's 404 page owner's manual. The 6D's separate WiFi & GPS manual is another 51 pages". "Another 51 pages".

Avangi · Accepted Answer

"Difference" can be countable as well as uncountable.
There may be several separate and independent differences between them.

Write down all the differences between your new camera and your old one.
(Sorry, this wasn't your question!

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Ruslan L. is another 51 pages

This is common: I have another 51 pages to read! I have 51 pages more to read. .

Here are another two books for you to read!

"Another" is an adjective meaning "different but similar."
You could also say, Give me the other two books. Give me another two copies. (two more)

Just because it begins with "an" doesn't mean it has to refer to a single item.

Ruslan L.The 6D's separate WiFi & GPS manual is another 51 pages".

I'll grant you, this is something of a puzzle.

"The third book plus the fourth book (is / are) another 51 pages that you must read."
I believe most native speakers would casually say "is." We look at it as a quantity.
If they had to write it in a formal report, they'd probably find another way to say it.

This book is only fifty pages [long]. (We casually skip the "long.")

Cool Breeze · Answer

I probably miss something here, Avangi. I find it impossible to say The 6D's separate WiFi & GPS manual are another 51 pages. Why would anyone say a manual are?

Avangi · Answer

Cool BreezeThe 6D's separate WiFi & GPS manual are another 51 pages.

Cool Breeze Why would anyone say a manual are?

Why indeed?

Because there are two of them?

May we not say, "The package provides a separate WiFi and GPS manual," meaning that the manuals are separate?

Maybe not. I believe I'll have another!

Season's greetings, my friend!

Edit. Revisiting this, I guess we're talking about a single separate manual which covers two subjects. Sorry.
Thanks for the jab.

Cool Breeze · Answer

AvangiRevisiting this, I guess we're talking about a single separate manual which covers two subjects. Sorry.Thanks for the jab.

No jab intended. My understanding was that there was only one manual. The idea that there might have been two didn't even cross my mind. Never mind. You really had me confused with your reply to the poster but I think we'll forget all the confusion if we can locate the bar!

Avangi · Answer

Cool BreezeYou really had me confused with your reply to the poster

Ouch! You really know how to hurt a guy!

There were three separate issues, maybe related, maybe not. I was confused myself (obviously) about what he was asking. And some of the expressions seemed quite natural while being only borderline grammatical. That happens.

KJinCali79 · Answer

I'm reading this to mean, one additional manual covering two topics "WiFi & GPS" which is separate from the 404 page owner's manual for the 6D camera.  So the sentence is just indicating that in addition to the 404 page owner's manual for the 6D camera, there is another manual of 51 pages to read on the WiFi & GPS features.  "Is"  and "another" are both singular here since they are referring to the single separate manual.

"Another" with plurals

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