Between or from

Danial2005 · #1 (permalink) Wed Jan 04, 2006 5:20 am *Between or from*

hello, everyone!
the sentence is:
If I have to choose between Tom and David,I would say Tom is better for the job.
Can I replace "between" by" from"?

Alan · #2 (permalink) Wed Jan 04, 2006 10:20 am *Between*

Hi danial2005,

You would choose between two nouns/objects but if you had a choice of several nouns/objects, it would be better to use from.

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Danial2005 · #3 (permalink) Wed Jan 04, 2006 12:55 pm *Between or from*

hi Alan

thank you for your prompt reply!

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