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Rather than VS Instead of

0 Which one is preffered in english to make comparison; 01i00rather than 02i00or 01i00instead of.02br
02i00Is it true that 01i00rather than 02i00is used for intangible choices and 01i00insted of 02i00is used for tangible choices.02br
00Please explain.02br
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0 Yes it is... 02br 02br 00When we are using "rather than", we need to make intangible choices... excatly what you said in your post...

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  • 0 Yes it is...
  • 02br 02br 00When we are using "rather than", we need to make intangible choices...
  • excatly what you said in your post...
  • and I think it is kind of dreaming too...
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0 Yes it is... kind of...02br
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00I would rather sleep with Ana, than with Jennifer.02br
00I would like to get a doughnut instead of coffee.02br
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00When we are using "rather than", we need to make intangible choices... excatly what you said in your post... and I think it is kind of dreaming too... but i am not sure so,
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0 01i00rather than02i00 shows a judgment. One choice is preferred over the other. It is better somehow.02br
01i00instead of02i00 merely expresses a replacement of one thing for another.02br
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00 I would 01u00rather02u00 have ice cream 01u00than02u00 apple pie because I li
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0i was thinkin' about it and i guess i figure this out 05002br
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00rather - used when we are considering what would we pick, if we had a choice, kinda like conditional 2 05102br
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00instead of - used when we have one thing, or we are about have it, and we are saying what would we like to have instead of it, like trade 05202br
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0 rather - what we would pick if we had a choice. Yes.02br
00 instead of - like trading one thing for another. Yes.02br
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I am yet not clear (sorry to be thick - don't tell anyone)

which of the two is correct and why

I stayed in bed all day instead of going to work.
I stayed in bed all day rather than going to work.
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There's not much difference at all. Still, I get the impression that in the first case you may have had a legitimate reason, like being sick, but in the second case I get the impression you were just being lazy! I wouldn't use the second one to indicate that I was sick; it sounds too much to me like I just decided to go to the beach. Others may not feel the same about the shades of meaning.
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Hi teacher,

I'm not clear about rather than

I saw this written, is
Taking the bus rather than the subway is worth the extra 5 minute wait.

this came after and not sure correct
The bus is worth waiting 5 minutes for.
Taking the bus is worth waiting 5 minutes f
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AnonymousTaking the bus rather than the subway is worth the extra 5 minute wait.
The bus is worth waiting 5 minutes for.
Taking the bus is worth waiting 5 minutes for.
These three sentences are all correct. The third one says the same thing as t
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Rather than denotes a preference. Instead of means 'in the place of'.
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