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Ali.h Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Alternate or Alternative

Which one is correct:

We are gonna have to find another alternative plan.

We are gonna have to find another alternate plan.
  

Top answer

We are going to have to find another plan. We are going to have to find an alternate plan.

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  • We are going to have to find another plan.
  • We are going to have to find an alternate plan.
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3 Answers
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We are going to have to find another plan.
We are going to have to find an alternate plan.
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In AmE alternate in BrE alternative. Greet's
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I would say both are correct.
(from Longman)
alternate: used to replace another thing of the same type (= alternative)
  • the appointment of an alternate director
alternative: an alternative idea, plan etc is different from the one you have and can be used instead
  • alternative ways/approach/methods etc
  • alternative approaches to learning
  • Have you
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