Mike and I write to each other every week.
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Each other and one another indicate a reciprocal relationship.
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We write to one another every week.
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Please write on every other line.
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Every other can give the idea of “alternate.”
The meaning in left sentence means:
Write on the first line.
Do not write on the second line.
Write on the third line.
do not write on the fourth line. (Etc.)
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--Have you seen Ali recently?
--yes. I saw him just the other day.
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The other is used in time expressions such as
the other day
the other morning,
the other week.
to refer to the recent past.
The other day means a few days ago, not long ago.
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The ducklings walked in a line behind the mother duck. Then the mother duck slipped into the pond. The ducklings followed her.
They slipped into the water one after the other.
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one after the other expresses the idea that separate actions occurred very close in time.
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They slipped into the water one after another..
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No one knows my secret other than Rosa.
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Other than is usually used after a negative to mean except.
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No one knows my secret except (for) Rosa.
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Fruit and vegetables have full of vitamins and minerals. In other words, they are good for you.
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In other words is used to explain, usually in simpler or clearer terms, the meaning of the preceding sentence(s).
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2017年4月26日 星期三
[Pronouns] Common Expressions with Other
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