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Confused in OTHER V/S ANOTHER [#permalink] New post   14 Jun 2021, 19:49
Hi Experts,

I am slightly confused in between the below two examples. Kindly help.

The guests at the party interacted with ONE ANOTHER.
The guests at the party interacted with EACH OTHER.

Which of the above two is correct and why??
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Re: Confused in OTHER V/S ANOTHER [#permalink] New post   15 Jun 2021, 07:39
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I can't say I can think of an official question that tested this. My instinct is that 'each other' implies only two people. 'One another' would involve a group.

So presuming this party has more than 2 guests, 'one another' would be correct.
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Re: Confused in OTHER V/S ANOTHER [#permalink] New post   15 Jun 2021, 10:47
"Some handbooks and textbooks recommend that each other be restricted to reference to two and one another to reference to three or more. The distinction, while neat, is not observed in actual usage. Each other and one another are used interchangeably by good writers and have been since at least the 16th century."

source: merriam webster

I assume this is not a real GMAT question.
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Re: Confused in OTHER V/S ANOTHER [#permalink] New post   17 Jun 2021, 00:04
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warrior1991 wrote:
Hi Experts,

I am slightly confused in between the below two examples. Kindly help.

The guests at the party interacted with ONE ANOTHER.
The guests at the party interacted with EACH OTHER.

Which of the above two is correct and why??

Hi warrior1991! one another would be more appropriate in this context.

another is used when there are multiple entities. For example:

While my favorite dish was available at the restaurant, I ordered another.

On the other hand, each other is used to depict interaction between exactly two entities.

While the couple filed for divorce, it was clear that they were still in love with each other.

p.s. Our book EducationAisle Sentence Correction Nirvana discusses these differences between "another"/"the other"/"each other"/"one another". Have attached the corresponding section of the book, for your reference.
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Re: Confused in OTHER V/S ANOTHER [#permalink] New post   20 Jun 2021, 06:49
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warrior1991 wrote:
Hi Experts,

I am slightly confused in between the below two examples. Kindly help.

The guests at the party interacted with ONE ANOTHER.
The guests at the party interacted with EACH OTHER.

Which of the above two is correct and why??

Hi warrior1991! one another would be more appropriate in this context.

another is used when there are multiple entities. For example:

While my favorite dish was available at the restaurant, I ordered another.

On the other hand, each other is used to depict interaction between exactly two entities.

While the couple filed for divorce, it was clear that they were still in love with each other.

p.s. Our book EducationAisle Sentence Correction Nirvana discusses these differences between "another"/"the other"/"each other"/"one another". Have attached the corresponding section of the book, for your reference.


Thank you so much for clearing the doubt and sharing the concept over PDF.
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Re: Confused in OTHER V/S ANOTHER [#permalink] New post   20 Jun 2021, 07:00
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