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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Choices

Is it ever acceptable to say "You have two choices"?

If I can stay at home or go out, is that one chice or two choices?

If I can choose A,B,C or D, is that four choices, or just a choice?
  

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I see what you're getting at, and it puzzles me why we do this, as well. If I say you can have either a, b, c or d - you have only one choice. But there are four things to choose from.

— Philip

  • I see what you're getting at, and it puzzles me why we do this, as well.
  • If I say you can have either a, b, c or d - you have only one choice.
  • But there are four things to choose from.
  • Tricky!
  • We usually accept 'four choices' as natural.
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I see what you're getting at, and it puzzles me why we do this, as well. If I say you can have either a, b, c or d - you have only one choice. But there are four things to choose from. Tricky! We usually accept 'four choices' as natural.
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Hi,

An alternative is to say 'we have four alternatives (to choose from)'.Emotion: smile

Clive
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A choice is an alternative; a choice is a decision.

You have choices that are alternatives; you make choices that are decisions.

Therefore, if you can stay at home or go out, you have two choices, but you only make one choice.

If you can choose A, B, C, or D, but must make one decision and stick to it, then you have four choices, but y
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