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bubu prasant  +  85772 Fri, 01 Apr 05 06:35 PM
Hello !!

What is the difference between 'substitute' and 'alternative'. One of my students asked me this evening. I explained to him that all substitues are alternatives but not all alternatives are substitutes. Was I correct?

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MrPedantic  +  85867 Sat, 02 Apr 05 02:23 AM
Perhaps: a substitute is a replacement, whereas an alternative is an option.

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