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another one vs the other one

Both 'another one' and 'the other one' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Another one' is used when referring to an additional, unspecified item, while 'the other one' is used when referring to a specific, previously mentioned item.

Last updated: March 31, 2024 • 1988 views

another one

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when referring to an additional, unspecified item.

Use 'another one' when you want to refer to an additional item of the same kind without specifying which one. It implies there are multiple items available.

Examples:

I already have one book; I need another one.
Can you pass me another one, please?

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This is just another one of your super-villain tricks.
We lost another one last night.
Here's another one from St. Louis.
And another one inside the building.
Patrol just called in another one.
Looks like you got another one.
Hurry, we've got another one.
We have another one, although...
I had another one of those dreams.
They got another one, sir.
There's another one, Mulder.
Daddy will make you another one.
He's regenerated into another one.
Find Alfred Kittel and you find another one of those rare African seeds.
Jimmy, there's another one.
That's another one of your tricks.
Director Ek, attorney Jacobsson and another one.
Now, I got me another one.
Looks like another one's being hanged.
Probably another one of her so-called mystery fires.

Alternatives:

one more
an additional one
a different one
an extra one
a new one

the other one

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when referring to a specific, previously mentioned item.

Use 'the other one' when you are referring to a specific item that has been previously mentioned or is known in the context. It implies there are only two items being discussed.

Examples:

I have two pens; one is blue, and the other one is black.
She has two cats; one is sleeping, and the other one is playing.

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A few days after, the other one dies...
Not the muscle, the other one.
I knew it was the other one.
I'm sure the other one's bogus too.
You meant the other one's mother.
But I had shot at the other one.
I'd guess the other one is Drayan.
When I complained, he broke the other one.
See if you can retract the other one.
And the other one is Murat Agani, Kosovar Albanian.
And the other one's twice as heavy.
Which means the other one is inside.
One is, the other one's for mood disorders.
Fingers crossed for the other one.
And I got this since I broke the other one...
And the other one was smaller.
He's probably gone to get the other one.
I have a short-sighted eye and the other one is borrowed.
Not me, it was the other one.
Now put the other one on yourself.

Alternatives:

the second one
the remaining one
the one left
the one not chosen
the one not used

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