He had an accident the other day.

[Alice Chu]

Please tell me the difference between “the other day” and “ a few days ago”.

1. He had an accident the other day.
2. He had an accident a few days ago.

 

[emsr2d2]

There's no absolute difference. They both refer to a non-specific day that's probably longer ago than yesterday (or even the day before yesterday) but not as long ago as a week.

 

[tedmc]

Both are not specific and are a matter of days.

 

[5jj]

Both are not specific

Neither is specific ...

We tend to avoid 'both' as a subject with a negative verb.