"I am confused about two words - alternative and selection. I know the common meaning of the two is choosing, but what exactly is the difference between them?"
Michelle from Guangxi
What's the difference between 'alternative' and 'selection'?
Both words have something to do with choosing, so how do we know which one to use?
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It depends partly on how many things you have to choose from! In this Question and Answer of the Week, Feifei and Abigail explain more.
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