Usage of other than

[subhajit123]

Hi teachers, are these sentences correct?

1- I don't have a good friend other than you.

2- I don't have an option other than to go/going there.

 

[Raymott]

They're OK, but I'd write them as below - more natural.

1. "I don't have any good friends other than you."
2. "I don't have any option other than to go/going there." (Either of your variants will do.)

 

[kadioguy]

They're OK, but I'd write them as below - more natural.

1. "I don't have any good friends other than you."
2. "I don't have any option other than to go/going there." (Either of your variants will do.)

How about 'options'?

 

[subhajit123]

They're OK, but I'd write them as below - more natural.

1. "I don't have any good friends other than you."
2. "I don't have any option other than to go/going there." (Either of your variants will do.)

Does this sentence mean the same?

'I don't have a good friend except/but you'

 

[Raymott]

Does this sentence mean the same?
'I don't have a good friend except/but you'

Yes, but it's not natural. That's why I suggested something different.

 

[Raymott]

How about 'options'?

No. That's not natural. And if you don't have any other option, then it follows that you don't have any other options.

 

[emsr2d2]

More naturally, I'd say "You're my only good friend".