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Other / (the) others ...

1) ‘OTHER' :  = Indefinite adjective + noun (singular or plural) => like all adjectives, it remains in the singular.

* 'Other' is used to refer to a person or a thing  which is different from the one already mentioned or known. 

ex : I went home with Tom and Jim, but the other boys stayed at the party. 

* 'Other' also expresses the people remaining in a group : ('other + noun in the plural'). It can then be followed by ‘one'.

ex : Two of my kids went to school by bus, the others (the other ones) were driven there by their uncle.

* When there are two elements, 'other' can represent the alternative, the second possibility.

ex : He put on his right shoe, and then the other one.

ex : They have two sons. One is a doctor, the other (one) is a lawyer.

* Used as an adjective, with a number, 'other' precedes the number :

ex : I took ten photos : eight coloured ones, but the other two were black and white. ('the two others' was possible; then, 'others' is a pronoun.)

 2) THE OTHER(S) =  INDEFINITE PRONOUN  : (Replaces a noun and takes the characteristics of this noun.): it is preceded by a determiner. It takes the mark of the plural :

'the other one' = singularr       the others / the other ones = plural

ex : Some students were listening, others were talking and laughing !

ex : I've had Paul on the phone. Can you call the others, please?

ANOTHER : Indefinite adjectifve or pronoun , when it's used with an indefinite article, 'an + other' must be written in one word only = ANOTHER.

ex : Could you please give me another glass of water, please?

ex : Don't worry ! The problem will be solved one way or another.

* EVERY OTHER DAY : Be careful whenever you use : 'every other...'. It may either mean 'all the others' OR it may also mean 'one out of two'.

ex : I can't imagine why you haven't got your book. Every other boy's got one  = (All the other boys.) 
ex : Every other day of the week could mean, for example, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

* ON THE ONE HAND, ON THE OTHER HAND ... : is an expression which is used when you are comparing two different facts or two opposite ways of thinking about a situation:

ex : On the one hand, I love her deeply, but on the other hand, I can' t bear our daily routine ! I'm going to snap...

THE SEVEN DWARFS :                              SLEEPY (Dormeur)                          HAPPY (Joyeux)                                   DOPEY (Simplet)   

    SNEEZY  (Atchoum)               GRUMPY (Grincheux)                     DOC (Prof)                       BASHFUL (Timide)

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We' ll be late ! If we can't find the others VIP passothers VIP passesthe other VIP passesthe others VIP passI don't know, then we'll have to find an another dayanother dayother a dayan other dayI don't know to go to the attraction park. Yes, I know .... You have your ticket,   but do you know where othersotherthe othersthe otheranothersI don't know are ?
Hurry up, help us, or we'll have to wait for hours in the 'normal' line, not in the fast other linethe others fast linesthe other fast lineI don't know. Yes ! I know you don't want to go to anyother placeany other placeother any placeother any placesI don't know at other any momentsany others momentany other momentother any momentI don't know ! I know, Sam and othersthe othersthe otherotheranother onesI don't know are waiting for you there, every week othersevery other weekevery week otherother every weekI don't know, to play Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ! I know you have prepared the costumes ... ! No ! Putting your Grumpy mask on isn't a good idea just now ! Help us find ours other passour others passour others passesour other passesI don't know and, please, put the cheerful mask on ! It's in the another roomthe others roomsthe other roomthe others roomI don't know.... No, not Sneezy, thank you, the ones otherthe other onesone the otherthe other oneI don't know ! Come on, you have a choice ! Make an effort ! You have the other sixthe six otherthe others sixsixes othersI don't know to have fun ! Please, put on Happy's mask, not Dopey's ! I don't like Dopey ...
WHAT ?? ! Were they, really ? What are you saying ? ! You've found the others ticketsyours other ticketsthe other ticketsothers ticketsthe others ticketI don't know ! And they were hidden in Dopey's costume ! Ooolie ! ? Are you kidding me ! Grrrr!
Let's not keep the otherthe othersevery anotherothersotheran anotherI don't know waiting ? Let's go, quick !