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It may not display this or other websites correctly. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. Thread starter Start date Jul 19, I came across the following passage the other day. B1 used after an order or suggestion to show what the result will be if you do not follow that order or suggestion :.

I'd better write it down, otherwise I'll forget it. Call home , otherwise your parents will start to worry. Come in now, otherwise you'll get wet. I'd better tell him about the letter , otherwise he might be angry. You'd better hurry , otherwise you'll miss the train. Take that chocolate away, otherwise I'll eat it all. They had to leave early, otherwise the children would have been up too late. Either, or, neither, nor. Grammar Or and otherwise. Protestors were executed , jailed or otherwise persecuted.

Marion Morrison, otherwise known as the film star John Wayne, was born in His phone call was a welcome intrusion into an otherwise tedious morning.

A tiny mark flawed the otherwise perfect silk shirt. She was badly bruised but otherwise unhurt. When referees make contentious decisions players are going to be upset , and anyone who thinks otherwise is living in cloud-cuckoo-land.

Dennis White scored the only goal in an otherwise forgettable match. Different and difference. B2 except for what has just been referred to:. The bike needs a new wheel , but otherwise it's in good condition. The poor sound quality ruined an otherwise beautiful film.

Idiom or otherwise. He might have told you he was a qualified electrician , but the truth is quite otherwise. Samuel Clemens, otherwise known as Mark Twain. Parts of the company will be sold or otherwise dismantled. Otherwise also means except for what was just referred to:. Examples of otherwise.