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Smart Talk SMART TALK By Dr. Will S. Sert
TWO CHOICES: This is a correct expression, but only when used correctly. Many of us forget that it refers to the act of making two choices, as in one from column A and one from column B. A choice is an act of choosing.
When angry parents or writers of software handbooks say, “You have two choices, A or B,” they mean, “You have a choice, A or B.” A and B are alternatives to each other. If the pool is larger than two, each item is an option.
Given A and B, you do have two choices, (1)either or (2)both. Given, say, ten options, you could have over three and a half million choices.
So the next time someone offers you two choices, say thank you and choose two.
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