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Hanuman_2000 Posted 22 years ago
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Sir,
1.Some boy or other has stolen by book.
here "other" is functionin as "pronoun" or "noun"?
or "other" means "other boy".
Should I write it like
Some boy or other boy has stolen my book.
Then here "other" works as "adjective"
Please clear my doubt.
Thanks.
1.Some boy or other has stolen by book.
here "other" is functionin as "pronoun" or "noun"?
or "other" means "other boy".
Should I write it like
Some boy or other boy has stolen my book.
Then here "other" works as "adjective"
Please clear my doubt.
Thanks.
Top answer
An interesting case, Hanuman. I have heard this expression, 'some guy or other has stolen my gal' for instance. Looking at it, however, I cannot help but think that it is incorrect in any formal usage, which would more properly be 'some/one boy or another', where of course 'another' is an adjective serving as a pronoun (replacing 'another boy').
- An interesting case, Hanuman.
- I have heard this expression, 'some guy or other has stolen my gal' for instance.
- Looking at it, however, I cannot help but think that it is incorrect in any formal usage, which would more properly be 'some/one boy or another', where of course 'another' is an adjective serving as a pronoun (replacing 'another boy').
- The indefinite form is 'some/one boy or another', while the definite form would be 'one boy or the other' (where there are only two boys under consideration).
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An interesting case, Hanuman. I have heard this expression, 'some guy or other has stolen my gal' for instance. Looking at it, however, I cannot help but think that it is incorrect in any formal usage, which would more properly be 'some/one boy or another', where of course 'another' is an adjective serving as a pronoun (replacing 'another boy').
The indefinite form is 'some/one boy or
The indefinite form is 'some/one boy or
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