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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Nouns to follow the phrase "no other"
Hi,
Can both countable and uncountable follow the phrase "no other"?
no other money?
no other happiness?
Can both countable and uncountable follow the phrase "no other"?
no other money?
no other happiness?
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My feeling is that when you say "no other X," you make X countable. Obviously, many nouns are both.
- My feeling is that when you say "no other X," you make X countable.
- Obviously, many nouns are both.
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My feeling is that when you say "no other X," you make X countable. Obviously, many nouns are both.
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AnonymousCan both countable and uncountable nouns follow the phrase "no other"?Yes.
This is the [meat / wine / sugar / sand] I ordered. No other [meat / wine / sugar / sand] will do.
But as Avangi says, it does tend to make us think of the uncountable nouns as countable -- in this sense:
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