Hobbies vary from person to person

[neb090]

1. Hobbies vary from person to person. One likes to collect stamps, another likes to collect coins, and still another likes to collect old bills.
2. Hobbies very from person to person. Some like to collect stamps, others likes to collect coins, and still others like to collect old bills.

Do both of the sentences have the same meaning?

 

[Rover_KE]

Who wrote those sentences and where did you find them?

 

[neb090]

Who wrote those sentences and where did you find them?

I wrote the sentences by myself.

 

[jutfrank]

Please, always tell us whether you've made up the sentences you ask about. Don't make us ask you for that information. It also helps hugely when you explain why you wrote them and exactly what you're trying to learn. Thank you.

Here:

Some like to collect stamps, others like to collect coins, and still others like to collect old bills.

 

[5jj]

@neb090.

What do you mean by 'bills'?

 

[emsr2d2]

I wrote the sentences by myself.

 

[neb090]

@neb090.

What do you mean by 'bills'?

paper money.

 

[5jj]

Then use banknotes in BrE.

 

[neb090]

Hobbies vary from person to person. One likes to collect stamps, another likes to collect coins, and still another likes to collect old banknotes.

My English textbooks says "one...another...and still another" is used when expressing three unlimited categories.

Doesn't this sentence express three unlimited categories? If not, what is the sentence's problem?

 

[5jj]

Which textbook is that? Always tell us the title and author of any source you mention.

 

[neb090]

Hobbies vary from person to person. One likes to collect stamps, another likes to collect coins, and still another likes to collect old banknotes.

I made the above sentence based on the example sentence my textbook gives me:

I have many assignments for tonight. One is for English, another is for math, and still another is for history.


Title: Sanmin English

Chief Editor: CHE,YUN-TING

Editors: 21 Chinese-speaking English teachers from different high schools

Freelancers: Ian Fletcher, Theodore Pigott

Which textbook is that? Always tell us the title and author if any source you mention.

 

[Tarheel]

I have many assignments for tonight. One is for English, another is for math, and still another is for history.

That makes sense. In this sentence, "One" refers to "assignments".

If you are going to put the quote last you might as well not quote the person at all.

Say:

I wrote that based on the example sentence in my textbook.

 

[neb090]

That makes sense. In this sentence, "One" refers to "assignments".

If you are going to put the quote last you might as well not quote the person at all.

Say:

I wrote that based on the example sentence in my textbook.

Hobbies vary from person to person. One likes to collect stamps, another likes to collect coins, and still another likes to collect old banknotes.

In this sentence, doesn't one refers to the person?

 

[Tarheel]

Hobbies vary from person to person. One likes to collect stamps, another likes to collect coins, and still another likes to collect old banknotes.

Does "One" in the second sentence refer to hobbies? (It should.)

 

[Tarheel]

Hobbies vary from person to person. One likes to collect stamps, another likes to collect coins, and still another likes to collect old banknotes.

In this sentence, doesn't one refers to the person?

No. It doesn't. It looks like it's supposed to, but it doesn't. "One" in the second sentence refers to "Hobbies". Notice that in the "assignment" sentence "one" refers to "assignments".

 

[neb090]

No. It doesn't. It looks like it's supposed to, but it doesn't. "One" in the second sentence refers to "Hobbies". Notice that in the "assignment" sentence "one" refers to "assignments".

So are the following two sentences correct?


I have many assignments for tonight. One is for English, another is for math, and still another is for history.

I have many assignments for tonight. One is for English, and another is for history.

 

[Tarheel]

I have many assignments for tonight. One is for English, another is for math, and still another is for history.

That's a lot of work!

I have many assignments for tonight. One is for English, and another is for history.

If you use the word "many" I would expect you to mention more than two. However, the grammar is fine.

 

[5jj]

I have two assignments for tonight. One is for English, and the other is for history.

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[neb090]

That's a lot of work!

If you use the word "many" I would expect you to mention more than two. However, the grammar is fine.

I experienced several side effects the medicine is said to have. One is headache, and another is muscle pain.

So, in this sentence it is also better to list at three situations.

Is that correct?

 

[Tarheel]

I experienced several side effects the medicine is said to have. One is headache, and another is muscle pain.

So, in this sentence it is also better to list at LEAST three situations.

Is that correct?

You said "several side effects" and mentioned two of them.

I'm not sure what you mean by "correct" there.