it bothers me.
I'll have other coffee. and I'll have another coffee.
Do you have other color shirts. and Do you have another color shirt.
I cannnot understand difference between other and another.
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I will have another coffee => means you have already had a coffee, but you want one more!
I will have other coffee => means you don't like the cup of coffee I am offering you, for example, the cup is dirty or it is too sweet, so you ask me to prepare a different coffee for you.
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Hi Kou,
"Another" is simply the singular form of "other." "Another" is the English way of saying "one other" (we just combine "an other" into one word: "another"). The easiest way to remember this: is the object you're describing singular or plural? If it's singular, use "another"; if it's plural, use "other." For example:
"I'll have another coffee." This means "I'll have one other coffee," not more than one.
"I'll have other coffees." This means I'll have more than one other coffee.
I hope this helps clarify some confusion. Please let me know if you have any more questions =)
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