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Yes Prachi,prachi18oct wrote:
Is the idiom usage discriminate X from Y wrong??
If you have to differentiate between two things, you should use "distinguish between X and Y"
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The point here is that you are comparing things and specifically the difference between 2 different items. For this, it is clearer to use between as it inherently addresses comparisons between 2 items.
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