n. 1. One similar to or like another. Used with the: was subject to coughs, asthma, and the like. 2. often likes Informal An equivalent or similar person or thing; an equal or match: I've never seen the likes of this before. We'll never see his like again.
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There's a formula: another = an + other. Think of it as of an article plus the word "other" that have historically merged into one word. Grammar requires some article before "other book"; either "the" or "a." Depending on the context, you get either "You need to buy the other book" (if, for instance, the guy bought only the first book out of the set of two) or "You need to buy an_other book ...
Which of these two sentences would be correct? I recall that he was out looking for something or another. I recall that he was out looking for something or other. Basically, should I use "something...
According to this, as "other" is an adjective you must write "two other places", "the two other places". In this ngram you can see that this order is prevalent. There is a very small minority (the other two sides, the other two groups, the other two men) but for these three words this is nonetheless by far the preferred order.
The grass is wet because it rained last night. This seems the simplest and most elegant expression of the meaning. I am always suspicious of "reason (s)" and "why" being next to each other. There can be reasons for things but there is usually a better way of expressing "reasons why".