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3Likes- 14-Dec-2011, 10:35 #1
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the other When we want to introduce several factors or items, is it correct say:
The first one or one of them is ....
The other one is .....
The other one is .....
The other one is .....
I think it is strange and not natural. What can you recommend?
- 14-Dec-2011, 10:40 #2
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Teacher Re: the other You cannot have more than one 'the other (one)'..
The first point is ....
The second (point is) ..
The third (point) is ...Context is always important; labelling is rarely important.
- 14-Dec-2011, 11:27 #3
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Teacher Re: the other You could possibly write:
Originally Posted by English4everyone 
The first item is ...
Another is ...
Another is ...
Another is ...
etc.
However, that is strange and not natural. What you've written is simply wrong.
Use a numbered or dotted list if you want to write a list of items.
- 15-Dec-2011, 10:56 #4
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Teacher Re: the other 
Another possibility, if you don't want to count explicitly, is 'Next' or 'Then', and when that gets repetitive you can start a sentence with 'Then again'. Finally, you can use 'Finally'. 
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