Else, Elses, Else's, Elses' - WordReference Forums
May 11, 2017. #12. Andygc said: Always else's. Else is an adverb which in your phrase could be rewritten as someone different's (or instead's). There is no plural form for an adverb so elses and elses' are always wrong. Else can be an adverb e.g. 'where else' or an adjective e.g. 'someone else'. Someone else's is correct.
anyone else? or someone else? | WordReference Forums
Oct 18, 2009. #4. Reina140 said: Is there anyone else who would like to make a statement. (someone could work here) Personally, I would only say "someone" in this context if I hear a voice or some movement that lets me know that there is indeed someone who wants to make a statement. So, we're already expecting the answer to be "yes".
Someone else / someone other | WordReference Forums
Mar 13, 2008. #5. hamlet said: "someone other than me". "someone else than me ". I would remove "than" and "me" though.. Just have it be "Someone else." There's no real point to have those other two words there, unless you wanted to really clarify that it's someone else than you and not someone else (if someone didn't understand you). "Someone ...
I confused you with/for someone else. | WordReference Forums
Feb 7, 2016 · I have mistaken you for someone else. I agree with Parla: In this context, With has a meaning = and (I have confused you and John, can mean I have confused you with John.) For indicates a purpose, or to the benefit or detriment of something. I have confused you for a reason; I have confused you for my advantage: in neither of these cases, have ...
Business letter: Signing on behalf of someone else.
Nov 5, 2004 · Per procurationem (p.p.): Through the agency (of) — used to indicate that a person is signing a document on behalf of another person (correctly placed before the name of the person signing, but often placed before the name of the person on whose behalf the document is signed, sometimes through incorrect translation of the alternative abbreviation "per pro."
to mistake somebody for somebody else | WordReference Forums
Dec 11, 2007. #2. In AE, we often say "I thought you were somebody/someone else." "I mistook/confused you for someone else" is idiomatic. "Confounded" is not idiomatic for this purpose. "I mixed you up with someone else" would not be as understandable; I might use this if I have erroneously said something about a person who I am talking to.
"someone else" versus "another person" - WordReference Forums
USA English. Jun 28, 2009. #4. "Someone else" is more usual than "another person", and "another person" tends to be more objectifying. For example, I might use "another person" if I have a particular other person in mind or if I want to stress that the person could be of either sex. I prefer the original, since, in the context as I see it, I ...
The message was meant to someone else. | WordReference Forums
Jul 3, 2013 · The above suggestions of, "That message was meant for someone else" would be the most idiomatic and common usage. (and really, the most correct, in my opinion) If you, for example, wrote a letter to someone and another person read it, then it would be feasible. "Hey! That letter was not for you! It was addressed to Bob! Do not read it!" Thank ...
copy/cc someone in/on on an email | WordReference Forums
English (U.S.) Feb 27, 2015. #2. Originally, "cc" written on a paper letter meant that someone else had been sent a carbon copy of the letter. Carbon paper is not used to make copies any more, but the old abbreviation lives on, and people will write "cc" even if the copy is a photocopy, or an additional electronic transmission.
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Sep 19, 2018 · someone else = another person = anyone other than oneself/yourself . The addition of “else” is not essential. It simply adds a little emphasis, but you wouldn’t want to repeat it in the same sentence, so on the second occasion “someone” has been used on its own (although, even better, a pronoun could have been used).