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Silencio Tarsier Posted 11 years ago
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The record for dead heats was set in 2011– where else but in the empire of precision clocks, Switzerland?
Is it a common usage "where else"?
What is the meaning of it and how to use it?
Is it a common usage "where else"?
What is the meaning of it and how to use it?
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Silencio Tarsier Is it a common usage "where else"? When appropriate, yes. Silencio Tarsier What is the meaning of it and how to use it?
- Silencio Tarsier Is it a common usage "where else"?
- When appropriate, yes.
- Silencio Tarsier What is the meaning of it and how to use it?
- It is used to indicate a very logical or expected place or context.
- We also use 'who/what/why/when/how else but' to indicate a very logical or expected person, thing, reason, time or manner.
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Silencio TarsierIs it a common usage "where else"?When appropriate, yes.
Silencio TarsierWhat is the meaning of it and how to use it?It is used to indicate a very logical or expected place or context. We also use 'who/what/why/when/how else but' to indicate a very logical or expected person, thing, reason, time or manner.
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Silencio TarsierIs it a common usage "where else"?Yes.
Else means any other alternative. It is typically used with indefinite (any-) pronouns:
You just smiled when Zhou insulted you.
Anyone else would have insulted him back.
The soup tasted terrible.
Anything else on the menu would have been better.
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