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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Perhaps: a substitute is a replacement, whereas an alternative is an option. MrP
— MrPedantic
Perhaps: a substitute is a replacement, whereas an alternative is an option.
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