But I am thinking of another person who was lost too young.

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Are all these correct and do they mean the same?

1) Rick died too young. But I am thinking of another person who was lost too young.
2) Rick died too young. But I am thinking of another who was lost too young.
3) Rick died too young. But I am thinking of another lost too young.
 

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Yes and yes.
 

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Try this. (See below.)

Abe: Are you talking about Rick?
Bob:. Rick died too young, but no, I'm thinking about somebody else who died too young.

I wouldn't use "lost" there. I would use it in the tragic context in which somebody has recently lost her only brother, for example.

Is my example close to the context you have in mind?
 

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Thank you both very much,

Tarheel, your example is close to the context I have in mind, and your suggestion regarding the use of 'lost' is extremely helpful.

The reason I asked the question was that I wanted to know if one could use 'another' in that way, so Skrej's response was also extremely helpful.

Respectfully,
Navi
 

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What about "another person who met the same fate"?
 
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