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- 27-Nov-2011, 07:17 #1
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other or others "I need some more books. Do you have any other/others that you could lend me?"
I think it's "other" since it follows any but seeing the word books in plural form worry me. Is it other or others?
- 27-Nov-2011, 09:29 #2
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Teacher Re: other or others Any others is the natural form here.
Context is always important; labelling is rarely important.
- 27-Nov-2011, 09:46 #3
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Threadstarter / Original Poster Re: other or others Why is that? Isn't anything following "any" supposed to be in singular form?
Originally Posted by 5jj 
- 27-Nov-2011, 10:00 #4
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Teacher Re: other or others I don't know where you got that idea from. 'Any' is frequently used with plural forms: Originally Posted by vkhu
Are there any eggs in the fridge?
There aren't any (eggs) in the fridge, but there are some on the table.Context is always important; labelling is rarely important.
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