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conjunction

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We had no choice other than to return home
Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English

--Backinstadiums (talk) 17:30, 6 December 2019 (UTC)Reply

Adverb other

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OTHER
adverb otherwise; differently (usually followed by than):
We can't collect the rent other than by suing the tenant.
https://www.wordreference.com/definition/other

--Backinstadiums (talk) 07:48, 24 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

She is never anything other than pleasant to me (vs literal SoP as in other places than those on the map.) --Backinstadiums (talk) 08:08, 22 April 2021 (UTC)Reply

other from

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OTHER THAN
2. Different from: he couldn't be other than what he is
Archaic form: other from
https://www.wordreference.com/definition/other

--Backinstadiums (talk) 14:58, 24 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

than: variant

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Is than a variant or rather it's SoP? (conjunction) except; other than: We had no choice than to return home. https://oed.com/oed2/00250272 --Backinstadiums (talk) 16:54, 27 June 2021 (UTC)Reply