On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 1:44 PM, Chris Murphy <li...@colorremedies.com>wrote:
> Nope, you're wrong. Find a copy of New Oxford American Dictionary and look > up the words and usage. I seriously doubt even Oxford English makes such a > big distinction between two words that share the same etymology and have no > good reason for meaning different things. You beat me to this. Here is the OED definition: http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/5796?rskey=rEVqSp&result=1&isAdvanced=false#eid The adjective forms of alternate and alternative are synonymous in both British and American English. The current usage of alternate is correct. Zach Ploskey
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