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I have trouble with some of English phrases, such as other than and rather. I am not sure about the meaning of them. There are two sentences which include these phrases:
1- anything ending in a filename other than ‘index.html’
2- I would rather not say.
Does the other than in first sentence means except and rather in second sentence means prefer?
You're right.
There are many definitions of rather.
used to indicate one's preference in a particular matter.
"I'd rather not say"(I'd prefer not to say)
to a certain or significant extent or degree.
"she's been behaving rather strangely"
used to suggest that the opposite of a previous statement is the case; on the contrary.
"There is no shortage of basic skills in the workplace. Rather, the problem is poor management"
Source: Oxford Dictionaries
Other than [something] means everthing excluding [something]/except [something].
Anything ending in a filename other than ‘index.html’==> all the files excluding the one with the extension ‘index.html’.
