"distinguish between" Vs "distinguish from&qu

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f2001290: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 400; Joined: Sat Mar 10, 2007 4:04 am; Thanked: 1 times; Followed by:1 members

by f2001290 » Fri Apr 27, 2007 7:16 pm

Hi

What is the difference between "distinguish between X and Y" and "distinguish X from Y"?

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by GmatKiss » Sat Oct 01, 2011 9:12 am

f2001290 wrote:Hi

What is the difference between "distinguish between X and Y" and "distinguish X from Y"?

Distinguish between DC motors and AC motors
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Distinguish fresh apples from the basket

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by vidyame » Sat Oct 01, 2011 5:26 pm

very interesting comment in the below link that GMAT will never make us chose one of the option.

https://www.urch.com/forums/gmat-verbal/ ... tween.html

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