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Old 05-Mar-2003, 03:42
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choice, option, alternative

Teachers, could you explain the difference among them? Also, could you give one or more substitutes for each of them, if there are any? thanks!

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Old 05-Mar-2003, 15:17
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An option is one thing which can be chosen from a set of possibilities. When you have chosen one of the options, that is your choice. If you are not happy with that choice, you can choose an alternative – an option different from the one originally chosen.

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Old 06-Mar-2003, 16:55
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Also, alternative should imply that there are only two possibilities, while there can be any number of options, although many people use alternative where there are more than two. :D
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