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Can “another” be used with plural nouns provided periods or measurements don’t count?
Here is the context (found in a forum for learners of English)
WAITRESS: Do you two students want more pie? We have two flavors.
STUDENT A: Yes. I already had one slice of apple pie, and now I would like another one.
STUDENT B: Yes, but I already had a slice of apple, so now I would like to try the other one.
1 "Another one" means "one more of the same."
2 "the other one" means "a different one."
It's pretty much clear with two objects but it's not clear for me if there were three different objects.
WAITRESS: Do you two students want more pie? We have three flavors.
STUDENT A: Yes. I already had one slice of apple pie, and now I would like another one.
STUDENT B: Yes, but I already had a slice of apple, so now I would like to try ….
What does B have to say? If he says:
1) "another" – he gets the same flavor
2) "the other" – is not possible as it implies only one while there are two left.
What shall B say?
PS: There are many questions dealing with other/another but I failed to find one dealing with this very matter, if there is still one out there I am sorry not to have found it.
Best Answer
People would just say
Well, they wouldn't say that, it's overly verbose. They'd more likely say
and then specify the pie.
If you have to use another or other you could try
and then specify the pie.