2022-02-15 ศัพท์ น่าสับสน - Set – E - each other & one another

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2022-02-15

ศัพท์ น่าสับสน - Set – E - each other & one another

แนะนำการใช้ ตามที่ส่วนใหญ่ใช้ แต่ละท้องถิ่น 

ความหมาย อาจผันแปร ตาม ตำแหน่ง/หน้าที่ ในประโยค

 

Dictionary.com:

ออกเสียงeach = “EECH”

ออกเสียง other = “UHTH-et”

ออกเสียง one = “WUHN”

ออกเสียง another = “uh-NUHTH-er”

 

Dictionary of Problem Words and Expressions:

each other & one another

In standard speech, each other is used when two persons are involved; one another is preferred when three or more persons are concerned: 

“The man and his wife spoke to each other excitedly.”

“The six motorcyclists were arguing with one another.”

Common usage (not recommended, however) permits 

such a statement as “The five culprits regarded each other with distrust.”

Be safe: use one another when three or more persons are involved.”

 

Merriam-Webster Dictionary:

other

Is other a verb?

Like many English words, 

other possesses great flexibility in meaning and function. 

Over the past few centuries, 

it has served as an adjective, an adverb, a noun, and a pronoun. 

In recent decades, other has increased its part-of-speech portfolio 

to include verb use, having acquired the meaning 

"to treat or consider (a person or a group of people) 

as alien to oneself or one's group 

(as because of different racial, sexual, or cultural characteristics).

” Some people find it disconcerting 

when a word takes on a new part of speech, 

a process known as functional shift. 

The phenomenon is quite common, however 

-- our language contains many thousands of words 

which have been formed in this fashion.

 

Merriam-Webster Dictionary:

Words We're Watching

Can 'Other' Be Used as a Verb?

'Other': a verb that sets itself apart

Update: This word was added in November 2017.

 

The word other has numerous senses in the dictionary. 

It's most familiar as an adjective: 

"being the one (as of two or more) remaining or not included," 

as in "held on with one hand and waved with the other one".

 

'Other', which we enter as 

an adjective, a noun, a pronoun, and an adverb,

is increasingly being used as a verb meaning 

"to treat that culture as fundamentally different

from another class of individuals, often by emphasizing its apartness."

 

The use of other as a verb is rooted in sociology: 

to other a certain culture or individualis to treat that culture 

as fundamentally different from another class of individuals, 

often by emphasizing its apartness in traits that differ from one's own. 

The idea of othering, as sociologist Yiannis Gabriel describes it, 

is evident in the use of the term barbarian 

to refer to a foreign culture; 

Gabriel posits that 

"it may be initiated by an encounter between civilizations that have no previous tradition of contact or understanding."

 

Othering can be as simple as speaking of a group of people as "them" 

in relation to another's "us,"

or even putting the definite article the in front of a label, 

as linguist Lynne Murphy writes in Quartz:

“The” makes the group seem like it’s a large, uniform mass, 

rather than a diverse group of individuals.

 

This is the key to “othering:” 

treating people from another group 

as less human than one’s own group. 

 

The Nazis did it when they talked about die Juden (“the Jews”). Homophobes do it when they talk about “the gays.” 

In my research on British and American cultural relations, 

I’ve found that British writers’ views on American English 

are a good predictor of whether they’ll write 

“Americans say it that way” or “The Americans say it that way.” 

 

Those who feel that American English threatens British English 

use “the” to hold Americans at arm’s length 

(possibly while holding their noses).

 

Targets of othering can range from race to gender 

to sexuality to regional accents to hair color. 

It's the notion behind a term like black sheep 

("a disfavored or disreputable member of a group"), 

which only makes sense 

when one thinks of sheep with white fleece as the only normal kind.

 

Merriam-Webster Dictionary:

Frequently Asked Questions About another

What does a whole nother mean?

Whole nother (also found as whole 'nother) 

carries the same meaning as whole other. 

These two words have been commonly used together 

since the 19th century, 

and nother has been used to mean "other" or "additional" 

since the 14th century.

 

Is nother a word?

Yes. Nother has been in use in English for approximately 700 years. 

We provide an entry for it because

it has met all our criteria for inclusion 

(breadth of use, specificity of meaning, numerous appearances in published writing, etc.). 

Please note that a word failing to appear in a dictionary 

(ours or anyone else’s) does not mean that it is not a word.

 

Is nother a valid Scrabble word?

"Yes! Nother is playable in Scrabble. 

It is an adjective, meaning "different." 

Please note that nothers and notherest are not valid Scrabble words, 

and if you are challenged when playing them you will lose your turn.

 

Collins COBUILD English Usage:

other

1. 'the other'

When you are talking about two people or things 

and have already referred to one of them, 

you refer to the second one as the other or the other one.

They had two little daughters, one a baby, the other a girl of twelve.

He blew out one of the candles and moved the other one.

 

2. 'the others'

When you are talking about several people or things 

and have already referred to one or more of them, 

you usually refer to the remaining ones as the others.

Jack and the others paid no attention.

First, concentrate only on the important tasks, then move on to the others.

 

3. 'others'

When you have been talking about some people or things 

of a particular type, 

you refer to more people or things of this type as others.

Some players are better than others in these weather conditions.

The couple had one biological child and adopted three others.

Be Careful!
Don't use 'the' with others in sentences like these. 

Don't say, for example, 'Some players are better than the others'.

 

4. 'another'

When you have been talking about 

people or things of a particular type, 

you can refer to one more person or thing of this type as another or another one.

I saw one girl whispering to another.

There was something wrong with the car he had hired and he had to hire another one.

See another

 

5. used in front of nouns

The other, other, and another can be used in a similar way 

in front of countable nouns.

The other girls followed, thinking there may be some news for them too.

The roof was covered with straw and other materials.

He opened another shop last month.

 

Collins COBUILD English Usage:

another

1. meaning 'one more'

Another thing or person 

means one more thing or person of the same kind. 

Another is usually followed by a singular countable noun.

Could I have another cup of coffee?

He opened another shop last month.

You can use another with 'few' or a number 

in front of a plural countable noun.

This will take another few minutes.

The woman lived for another ten days.

Be Careful!
Don't use 'another' immediately in front of a plural countable noun 

or an uncountable noun. 

Don't say, for example, 'Another men came into the room'. 

You say 'More men came into the room'.

We ought to have more police officers.

We need more information.

 

2. meaning 'different'

Another thing or person also means 

a different thing or person from the one you have been talking about.

It all happened in another country.

He mentioned the work of another colleague.

Be Careful!
Don't use 'another' in front of a plural countable noun 

or an uncountable noun. 

Don't say, for example, 'They arrange things better in another countries'. You say 'They arrange things better in other countries'.

Other people had the same idea.

We bought toys, paints, books and other equipment.

3. used as a pronoun

Another is sometimes a pronoun.

I saw one girl whispering to another.