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==Alternate(ly) means ‘first one and then the other’, 'in turns'== | |||
Examples: | Examples: | ||
We spend alternate weekends at our country cottage. | *We spend alternate weekends at our country cottage. | ||
I | *I'm alternately happy and depressed. | ||
==Alternatively is similar to 'different', ‘instead’, 'on the other hand== | |||
Examples: | Examples: | ||
Jessica’s not free on the 29th. We’ll have to find an alternative date. | *Jessica’s not free on the 29th. We’ll have to find an alternative date. | ||
You could go by air, or alternatively you could drive there. | *You could go by air, or alternatively you could drive there. | ||
'''*In American English alternately can be used with the same meaning as alternatively.''' | '''<nowiki>*</nowiki>In American English alternately can be used with the same meaning as alternatively.''' | ||
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Alternate(ly) and alternative(ly)
Alternate(ly) means ‘first one and then the other’, 'in turns'
Examples:
- We spend alternate weekends at our country cottage.
- I'm alternately happy and depressed.
Alternatively is similar to 'different', ‘instead’, 'on the other hand
Examples:
- Jessica’s not free on the 29th. We’ll have to find an alternative date.
- You could go by air, or alternatively you could drive there.
*In American English alternately can be used with the same meaning as alternatively.