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26 Dec 2003, 23:59
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What is the correct use model for rather and instead?
Rather than ...
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my understanding is Rather is an implied preference .... instead is option than may or may not have preference.
Rather than ...
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my understanding is Rather is an implied preference .... instead is option than may or may not have preference.
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Hope this of some help to you.
Some information from
https://www.bartleby.com/64/C002/006.html
The phrase rather than consists of an adverb and a conjunction and often means тАЬand not,тАЭ as in I decided to skip lunch rather than eat in the cafeteria again.
Rather than can also be used with nouns as a compound preposition meaning тАЬinstead ofтАЭ: I bought a mountain bike rather than a ten-speed. But some people object to this use, insisting that than should be used only as a conjunction. They therefore object to constructions in which rather than is followed by a gerund, as in Rather than buying a new car, I kept my old one.
It is grammatically defensible to follow rather than with a gerund, but if you prefer to avoid the controversy, use instead of with gerunds.
Some information from
https://www.bartleby.com/64/C002/006.html
The phrase rather than consists of an adverb and a conjunction and often means тАЬand not,тАЭ as in I decided to skip lunch rather than eat in the cafeteria again.
Rather than can also be used with nouns as a compound preposition meaning тАЬinstead ofтАЭ: I bought a mountain bike rather than a ten-speed. But some people object to this use, insisting that than should be used only as a conjunction. They therefore object to constructions in which rather than is followed by a gerund, as in Rather than buying a new car, I kept my old one.
It is grammatically defensible to follow rather than with a gerund, but if you prefer to avoid the controversy, use instead of with gerunds.
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