I was crying happy tears. Does this sound natural?

Thank native English speakers very much again in advance. 1a. No explanation would be given other than given by him. 1b. No explanation would be given by other than him. Question: Which is grammatically correct? Do both have the same meaning? 2a. Music left no room in his life for hobbies other than bowls and nature study. 2b. Tom , in his life, has more than three hobbies , his main hobbies (being) music, bowls, and nature study, and music being his best hobby. Which is grammatically correct? Do both have the same meaning?

What is the correct translation for "success" in Hindi?

Hi!! Could you please confirm the literal meaning of the following sentence? GPT told me that the sentence is quite metaphorical, and it also provided me with its rephrased version. I'm very curious about the uses of "flint decades" and "individual gem", are they meaning the ways what GPT has interpreted?? I see "gem" has been frequently used in media. If it were used metaphorically here, then is this its only one figurative meaning?🙏🏻🙏🏻 "In the flint decades of the twentieth century, the individual gem could not be seen, but could be worked with fruitfully." GPT: In the hard and harsh decades of the twentieth century, the single precious object (the individual gem) couldn't be clearly seen (maybe due to chaos or overshadowing), but people could still work with it in meaningful ways.

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Which one is correct grammatically? 1. People may be easily influenced by cigarettes advertisements. 2. People may easily be influenced by cigarettes advertisements.

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