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25 Jul 2017, 10:51
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I have 3 queries related to the usage of "rather than" :
1) Does the usage of "rather than" always follow parallelism: X rather than Y?
2) Is this the only usage of rather than?
3) Difference between "rather than" and "instead of"
1) Does the usage of "rather than" always follow parallelism: X rather than Y?
2) Is this the only usage of rather than?
3) Difference between "rather than" and "instead of"
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29 Jul 2017, 19:42
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1.) I would expect that 95% of the time that you would see the form "X rather than Y". However, it is also correct to write "Rather than Y, X" as in, "Rather than a glass of Pepsi, please give me a glass of Coke." You could also have some series in the form of, "Rather than A, B, or C, D" as in, "Rather than walk, bike, or drive, I take the subway to work."
2.) I can't think of any other forms of "Rather than" outside of what I mentioned above.
3.) The meaning of "rather than" and "instead of" is really close. The only difference to me is that "rather than" expresses a preference, while "instead of" suggests something was replaced or took priority over something else. But really, you could use them nearly interchangeably.
30 Jul 2017, 10:46
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Agree with XTOL
The only other difference between instead of and rather than is that instead of uses the proposition "of". Therefore, instead of must be followed by a noun while rather than does not.
For ex: Instead of traveling by flight, X traveled by train
This is incorrect because "travling by flight" is not a noun. Use rather than in this situation
The only other difference between instead of and rather than is that instead of uses the proposition "of". Therefore, instead of must be followed by a noun while rather than does not.
For ex: Instead of traveling by flight, X traveled by train
This is incorrect because "travling by flight" is not a noun. Use rather than in this situation
