| 词组 | reciprocal pronouns each other and one another |
| 释义 | Contents overview reciprocal pronouns : each other and one another179 reciprocal pronouns: each other and one another1no differenceEach other and one another mean the same.Anna and I write to each other / one another every week.Each other is more common than one another, especially in an informal style.2not used as subjectEach other and one another are not normally used as subjects (though this occasionally happens in subordinate clauses in very informal speech).They each listened carefully to what the other said. (not usually They listened carefully to what each other said.)3each other's / one another'sBoth expressions have possessive forms.They'll sit for hours looking into each other's / one another's eyes.4-selves, possessives and each other / one anotherNote the difference between -selves and each other / one another. Compare:Jack and Emily are strange: they talk to themselves a lot. (Jack talks to Jack; Emily talks to Emily.)Susan and Daniel talk to each other on the phone every day. (Susan talks to Daniel; Daniel talks to Susan.)There is a similar difference between possessives and each other / one another. Compare:My girlfriend and I are both very interested in our work. (I'm interested in mine; she's interested in hers.)My girlfriend and I are both very interested in each other's work. (I'm interested in hers; she's interested in mine.)5words used without each other / one anotherWe do not normally use each other / one another after words like meet or marry, where the verb itself makes the meaning clear.They met in 1992 and married in 1994.Previous Next |
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