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Meanings of else in English

Not the same.

In another way.

Usage of else in English
1
Ireland Tour of Argentina:If nothing else, Ireland look refreshingly different this week.
The Irish Times
2
I was afraid to ask anybody else in case they said no.
Walking dead
3
Calling the funeral issue a 'problem that cannot be buried'... What else?
Heat Rises
4
Police said there is no reason to believe anyone else was involved.
The Guardian
5
But if no one else can stop violence, I'll help the innocent.
Analog sff, december 2009
6
For someone else, meaningful work was work that involved promoting environmental awareness.
The Irish Times
7
When children leave custody they need family support more than anything else.
The Guardian
8
It's hard to imagine she came from anywhere else now, especially Europe.
The Guardian
9
More than anything else, African countries need law-abiding, predictable and transparent government.
The Irish Times
10
We didn't 'probably know it was wrong' and neither did anyone else.
A journey: my political life
11
Something else clearly played a role in reversing New York's crime epidemic.
The tipping point: how little things can make a big difference
12
I don't think anybody else could have achieved the Good Friday agreement.
The Guardian
13
It used to mean quite simply, 'Do you decay to something else?'
Alice in quantumland: an allegory of quantum physics
14
I don't think anyone else knows; I haven't said anything to anyone.
Battlestar Galactica
15
Despite the Patriots' success with the Catholic issue, nothing else had changed.
The rebels of ireland: the dublin saga
16
Why else do you think the society existed for so many years?'
The water room
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