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On a different matter vs On different matter

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'On a different matter' is used when referring to a specific, singular topic, while 'on different matters' is used when talking about multiple topics or issues.

Last updated: March 27, 2024

On a different matter

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when referring to a specific, singular topic or issue that is separate from the current one being discussed.

Examples:

  • Let's not dwell on that issue. I wanted to talk to you on a different matter.
  • I think we should focus on a different matter for now.
  • If someone has something to say at this point, it should be on a different matter, not to re-argue the for and against.
  • We're voting on a different matter, which you are conflicted out of.
  • Dean: Like we explained earlier, we're mostly here to dot some I's on a different matter.
  • Mr President, I wish to say something on a different matter.
  • Dean: Like we explained earlier, we're mostly here to dot some I's on a different matter.
  • Let you put on a different matter.
  • You may have the floor, but only if it is on a different matter.
  • However, I would like to draw your attention to and focus on a different matter.
  • On a different matter of importance, I would like to express the Commission's expectation that Switzerland will, hopefully, soon be ready to negotiate the inclusion of Bulgaria and Romania in the Agreement on the Free Movement of Persons.

Alternatives:

  • on another matter
  • on a separate matter

On different matter

This phrase is correct but less common in English.

This phrase is used when referring to multiple topics or issues that are separate from the current one being discussed.

Examples:

  • We need to address your concerns, but first, let's focus on different matters.
  • The meeting covered different matters, from budgeting to staffing.
  • Let you put on a different matter.
  • Mr President, I wish to say something on a different matter.
  • Dean: Like we explained earlier, we're mostly here to dot some I's on a different matter.
  • Dean: Like we explained earlier, we're mostly here to dot some I's on a different matter.
  • You may have the floor, but only if it is on a different matter.
  • We're voting on a different matter, which you are conflicted out of.
  • However, I would like to draw your attention to and focus on a different matter.
  • If someone has something to say at this point, it should be on a different matter, not to re-argue the for and against.
  • On a different matter of importance, I would like to express the Commission's expectation that Switzerland will, hopefully, soon be ready to negotiate the inclusion of Bulgaria and Romania in the Agreement on the Free Movement of Persons.
  • On a completely different matter, how will resource efficiency and the substitution of high-tech scarce materials be included in the field of research and innovation?
  • This puts an entirely different complexion on the matter.
  • However, the recent decision to include the Celtic dialect as an EU official language throws a different light on matters.
  • May I say that I take a somewhat different view on this matter, despite standing politically to the left of the rapporteur.
  • I will just say that I am very much aware of the different opinions on this matter.
  • Clearly, the European Parliament may have a different view on the matter.
  • As Mr Corbett bravely pointed out, although governments could have voiced reservations or come forward with different views on matters that were central to the discussion at the Convention, nothing was said.
  • I would particularly like to thank Mr Tavares for his sterling work on this, and I welcome the strong political consensus among the different groups on this matter.
  • The experience in my home country, for example, has been that Flemings and Walloons make fundamentally different choices on such matters as health care and their approach to unemployment.
  • Within the EU there are different views on the matter and, given the agreement concluded between the leaders of the Palestinian Fatah and Hamas, we need to adopt a common position.
  • The Commission has avoided concrete and direct proposals covering offset as it considers this to be non-productive, and disruptive to market mechanisms, but also the Commission recognises that there are different views on this matter.

Alternatives:

  • on various matters
  • on multiple matters

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