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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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the other

Let's say there are 3 rooms in a building and you are in one of them. Would you say,

Did you see the girl in [the other room/another] room, the one in a red dress?

I feel that it's OK to use 'the other' in this scenario though there are more than two rooms. Another room just sounds weird.

Thanks in advance!
  

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Hi, "the other room" is ok, it doesn't matter how many rooms there are. What's important is that what "the other room" is has to be understood. " Another can have several meanings, and I would say it doesn't make sense in your example, unless you want to change the meaning (that is, it would make sense in another context, not that one).

— Kooyeen

  • Hi, "the other room" is ok, it doesn't matter how many rooms there are.
  • What's important is that what "the other room" is has to be understood.
  • " Another can have several meanings, and I would say it doesn't make sense in your example, unless you want to change the meaning (that is, it would make sense in another context, not that one).
  • Another could mean: - a different one - one more
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Hi,
"the other room" is ok, it doesn't matter how many rooms there are. What's important is that what "the other room" is has to be understood. If I ask you "Did you post in the other forum?" - you will answer "What forum are you talking about?"
Another can have several meanings, and I would say it doesn't make sense in your example, unless you want to change the meaning (that is, it woul
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