"Another" or "the other"

[Rachel Adams]

When I am talking about two people is it wrong to use "another"? Should I use "the other"?

"Two young foreign women, one from the USA, another from Canada, work in my friend's office."

 

[GoesStation]

You're talking about a specific person. Use the other.

 

[Rachel Adams]

You're talking about a specific person. Use the other.

Is "the other" used when we are talking about two people or things only?

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

Is "the other" used when we are talking about two people or things only?

It can be another person or thing. It doesn't matter. Vote for the other woman. Eat the other hotdog.

 

[Rachel Adams]

It can be another person or thing. It doesn't matter. Vote for the other woman. Eat the other hotdog.

Yes, but only about two people and things or they can be more?

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

Yes, but only about two people and things or they can be more?

As Goes said, if there are two, use the other.

If there are more than two, use another. You're not saying which other. Any other will do.

 

[GoesStation]

It's the specificity of the people you're referring to, not the number in the group they come from, that determines this. Piscean demonstrates this in #6.