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by aj5105 » Sat May 23, 2009 8:10 pm
Both idioms - Distinguish X from Y AND Distinguish between X and Y - are correct.

Depends on the context.
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by Mayur Sand » Sat May 23, 2009 8:11 pm
Please explain what context are we talking about here
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by marshmallow » Sat May 23, 2009 11:02 pm
I suppose "distinguish ..with.." means A & B are of equal weights or importance, while "distinguish .. from.." means to select A from B, meaning A has to stand out from B.
Feel free to correct me.
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by aj5105 » Sun May 24, 2009 12:50 am
Examples:

distinguish between x and y : I can’t distinguish between purple and magenta.

distinguish x from y : I can’t distinguish purple from magenta.
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by rahulsaroha » Sun May 31, 2009 8:14 pm
yeah both are correct...
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