between sth. and sth.

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between sth. and sth.
Błędnie: Before the marriage his spouse had to choose between studying at Cambridge or going to the States. Poprawnie: Before the marriage his spouse had to choose between studying at Cambridge and going to the States. Gdy mamy wybór „między jedną rzeczą, a inną”, używamy konstrukcji ‘between sth. and sth.”, użycie w takim przypadku ‘or’ jest niepoprawne. Np. ‘I had to decide between having a shower and having a breakfest’ („Musiałem wybierać między wzięciem prysznica a zjedzeniem śniadania”).

[WYMOWA: From the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary at www.Merriam-Webster.com]

Błędnie: Before the marriage his spouse had to choose between studying at Cambridge or going to the States.
Poprawnie: Before the marriage his spouse had to choose between studying at Cambridge and going to the States.

Gdy mamy wybór „między jedną rzeczą, a inną”, używamy konstrukcji ‘between sth. and sth.”, użycie w takim przypadku ‘or’ jest niepoprawne. Np. ‘I had to decide between having a shower and having a breakfest’ („Musiałem wybierać między wzięciem prysznica a zjedzeniem śniadania”).