Consecutively vs Alternatively - What's the difference?
consecutively | alternatively |
in an alternative way
* 1998 , Marie D. Hoff (editor), Sustainable Community Development , page 99:
* 2001 , Hans-Peter Martin, Is Globalization a Trap?'', published in ''Keys to the 21st Century (edited by Jérôme Bindé) on page 350:
* 2003 , Torunn Kjølner and Janek Szatkowski, Dramaturgy in Building Multimedia Performances'', published in ''Production methods: behind the scenes of virtual inhabited 3D worlds: Volume 1 (edited by Kim Halskov Madsen), on page 127:
* 2005 , Graham Meltzer, Sustainable Community: Learning from the Cohousing Model , page 3:
(conjunctive) (Used to link a pair of possibilities)
As adverbs the difference between consecutively and alternatively
is that consecutively is in a consecutive manner; without interruption while alternatively is in an alternative way.alternatively
English
Adverb
(-)- Observers should keep in mind that these efforts at living alternatively are not easily undertaken; indeed, if they were, more people would be doing what they do.
- Thus, we are creating a new class struggle between those who live within the social system and those who are marginalized or wish to live alternatively .
- Devising obviously asks for what we understand as general creativity, like the ability to take an initiative, to invent, to think alternatively , to associate interestingly, to create metaphors and images.
- Most people living alternatively have strong pro-environmental values and, unlike many 'greens' in mainstream society, are generally able to apply their values in day-to-day life.