in other » another
Spotted in the wild:
- Another words, is George a reasonably foreseeable plaintiff? (McCombs School of Business, BA 287T midterm exam key, Fall 1996)
- Another words, these mRNAs are expressed from genes with a moderate number of copies. (University of Washington, Genetics 372 midterm exam key, Spring 2002)
- Another words, we generally do not look favorably upon fungi. (University of Hawaii, Botany 135 syllabus, Fall 2003)
Analyzed or reported by:
- Ray Heindl (alt.usage.english)
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Commentary by Larry , 2006/06/15 at 4:30 pm
When you reword a statement, you can preface it by saying “in other words.” The phrase is not “another words.” “another words” doesn’t even make any sense.
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Commentary by Eric Beversluis , 2006/08/09 at 6:26 pm
I’ve gotten this one (”another words”) multiple times in student writing.