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Yichen Lee Posted 8 years ago
Grammar
Other or the other
The question is “ I think yellow looks good on me, not ____ colors.”
The answer is “the other”, but I think the answer should be “other.”
Who can tell me which is correct?
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, the colors purple, green, and blue. , any other colors. So either can be correct depending on the context.
- , the colors purple, green, and blue.
- , any other colors.
- So either can be correct depending on the context.
- CJ
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If the universe of discourse is a certain set of colors, e.g., purple, green, yellow, and blue, but no other colors, then yellow looks good on you but not the other colors, i.e., the colors purple, green, and blue.
If there is no specific set of colors under discussion, then yellow looks good on you but not other colors, i.e., any other colors.
So either
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