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by phanikpk » Tue Jul 15, 2014 10:12 pm
Please go thru the link

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by prachi18oct » Sat Aug 01, 2015 9:27 pm
Can experts explain please.
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by OptimusPrep » Sun Aug 02, 2015 8:09 pm
prachi18oct wrote:
Is the idiom usage discriminate X from Y wrong??
Yes Prachi,

If you have to differentiate between two things, you should use "distinguish between X and Y"
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by Jim@StratusPrep » Mon Aug 03, 2015 7:24 am
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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