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Tung Quoc Posted 20 years ago
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sentence (2)
She won a competition in some newspaper or other. (1)
=She won a competition in a certain newspaper or other. (2)
=She won a competition in certain newspapers or other. (3) ?
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=She won a competition in a certain newspaper or other. (2)
=She won a competition in certain newspapers or other. (3) ?
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You don't use 'certain or other'. It only goes with some.
- You don't use 'certain or other'.
- It only goes with some.
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some=unspecified is a bit negative in its dismissiveness in this context (it may have been a 2nd class newspaper)
certain=particular
don't mean the same
Also, I agree with Nona.
certain=particular
don't mean the same
Also, I agree with Nona.
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