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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

One for the other

She can wear those hats one for the other.


Is "one for the other" here the same as "interchangeably"?
  

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No. 'One for the other' means nothing in that sentence.

— Fivejedjon

  • No.
  • 'One for the other' means nothing in that sentence.
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No. 'One for the other' means nothing in that sentence.
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Can native speakers give some examples, please?
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AnonymousCan native speakers give some examples, please?
Of what? The phrase, as fivejedjon has already indicated, is not native and murky at best.
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If you are asking about the words 'one for the other', they are fine in "They looked so alike that I often mistook one for the other", but they are not a phrase as such in that sentence.
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Thanks. If you don't mind, what the difference than "one for another"?
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AnonymousOne for the other
There are only two options.
Anonymousone for another
There are 3 or more options.
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