On the other hand

[poli]

Check post 4.

You can also use: on one side of the argument. You cannot just use on one side.

[chileno]

Momento.

ni en castellano sonaría bien "por otro", "a secas" como dice Angélica. Se tiene que haber mencionado una mano o un lado anteriormente, no?

[irmamar]

Me estoy volviendo majareta

I don't want to omit "on the other hand", but "on the one hand". By the way, is "on one hand" correct, without "the"?

[laepelba]

Yes. And, yes.

You can say "on one hand" without the "the". In fact, when you first wrote it with "the", it sounded a bit strange to me. Not *incorrect*, just a bit strange because I would say it more often without the "the". Monologue: "On one hand, I really like tuna salad the way my mom makes it. On the other hand, if I'm trying to lose weight, all of that mayonnaise is probably not good for me!"

But you don't have to say the "on (the) one hand" in the first part of the statement at all. Monologue: My mother is the best cook! She makes this amazing tuna salad and I can't wait to eat a lot of it when I visit her this weekend. *stops to think* On the other hand, I'm trying to lose some weight. Maybe all of that mayonnaise won't be good for me...

[irmamar]

Thank you, Lou Ann. Your examples are very helpful (although I think I've always seen that "the" -or even corrected- ).

[chileno]

Originally Posted by irmamar

Thank you, Lou Ann. Your examples are very helpful (although I think I've always seen that "the" -or even corrected- ).

In this case "the" is to show/for emphasis.

[laepelba]

I would guess that it's probably more correct *with* the "the", but common usage, being for the lazy people, tends to omit it....

[Perikles]

Just a note, Irma. You would never use 'side' as an alternative to 'hand' in BrE. My guess is that American usage of 'side' is a loan translation from German.

[laepelba]

Originally Posted by Perikles

Just a note, Irma. You would never use 'side' as an alternative to 'hand' in BrE. My guess is that American usage of 'side' is a loan translation from German.

Ehhh? I think that Poli meant that "side" has to be accompanied by the phrase with "argument". (Poli, am I right?) You don't say "one side or another of an argument" in British English? Or is it that you don't make arguments in Britain? I don't know that I would say "on one side" / "on the other side". That doesn't quite sound right....

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by poli

Sí, se puede decir : on one side..../ but on the other side...

Originally Posted by laepelba

Ehhh? I think that Poli meant that "side" has to be accompanied by the phrase with "argument". (Poli, am I right?) You don't say "one side or another of an argument" in British English? Or is it that you don't make arguments in Britain? I don't know that I would say "on one side" / "on the other side". That doesn't quite sound right....

Well, I was only going on Poli's post, no. 2 in the thread. Yes, side is OK in conjunction with argument.