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Moon7296 Posted 15 years ago
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Other person's ------- other person(x) another..
1. It is sometimes very helpful to try to understand a problem from the other person’s point of view.
2. In this way, thinking like another person can lead you to a better solution.
Someone left No.1 as it is(with regard to the use of 'other')
But, he corrected 'other' in No.2 to 'another.'
Q) Is his correction correct? if so, he didn't correct No.1 but only No.2?
2. In this way, thinking like another person can lead you to a better solution.
Someone left No.1 as it is(with regard to the use of 'other')
But, he corrected 'other' in No.2 to 'another.'
Q) Is his correction correct? if so, he didn't correct No.1 but only No.2?
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", which is wrong) I can change it in 2 short ways: thinking like another person (fine) thinking like other people (if #2 doesn't follow sentence #1, if it is from #1, then this answer wouldn't work) Edit: it also works for #2 if the answer is: thinking like the other person can... (which is even better if it follows sentence #1)
- ", which is wrong) I can change it in 2 short ways: thinking like another person (fine) thinking like other people (if #2 doesn't follow sentence #1, if it is from #1, then this answer wouldn't work) Edit: it also works for #2 if the answer is: thinking like the other person can...
- (which is even better if it follows sentence #1)
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#1 "the other person's" is fine (since "point of view" is singular)
I don't know the original sentence of #2 (I'm guessing its "...like other person can...", which is wrong)
I can change it in 2 short ways: thinking like another person (fine)
thinking like other people (if #2 doesn't follow sentence #1, if it is
I don't know the original sentence of #2 (I'm guessing its "...like other person can...", which is wrong)
I can change it in 2 short ways: thinking like another person (fine)
thinking like other people (if #2 doesn't follow sentence #1, if it is
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Hi, Holyduke. Thank you.
The original sentence of #2 is ~~ thinking like the other person. He corrected 'other' to another.
So you mean if he correct #1, he should also correct #2 since it looks the same structure?
The original sentence of #2 is ~~ thinking like the other person. He corrected 'other' to another.
So you mean if he correct #1, he should also correct #2 since it looks the same structure?
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If sentence 2 followed sentence 1 (if they belong to the same paragraph), they have to follow with the same "singular" form.
So, thinking like other people... will no longer be acceptable.
So, thinking like other people... will no longer be acceptable.
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he original sentence for #2 is ...
2. In this way, thinking like the other person can lead you to a better solution (not 'other people' you mentioned)
1. It is sometimes very helpful to try to understand a problem from the other person’spoint of view.
#1 and #2 are in the same paragraph. So 'the other person' in #2 looks aceptable, is
2. In this way, thinking like the other person can lead you to a better solution (not 'other people' you mentioned)
1. It is sometimes very helpful to try to understand a problem from the other person’spoint of view.
#1 and #2 are in the same paragraph. So 'the other person' in #2 looks aceptable, is
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