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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

"Others" as a pronoun for people or person

Some of the people are concerned while the others don't care.
Some of the people are concerned while the other people don't care.

1. Is it correct to use "others" in the first sentence as a pronoun for people? My teacher told me that "others" should only be used for things, not people or a person.
2. Can I omit "the" before "others" and "other" above? What is the difference in meaning between with and without "the"
3. If "the" above cannot be omitted, rephrasing the sentence, is it grammatical to say "Some people are concerned while others don't care"?
  

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All the choices are correct. "Other" and "others" is used for people. The difference with "the" is that the example becomes specific: specific, particular others whose reference is clear to both the speaker/writer and listener/reader.

— Englishmaven

  • All the choices are correct.
  • "Other" and "others" is used for people.
  • The difference with "the" is that the example becomes specific: specific, particular others whose reference is clear to both the speaker/writer and listener/reader.
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All the choices are correct. "Other" and "others" is used for people. The difference with "the" is that the example becomes specific: specific, particular others whose reference is clear to both the speaker/writer and listener/reader.
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I see they can also be used for people and using "the" makes the referent specific.

Thank you so much for your helpful explanation.
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