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Distinguish X from Y

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kramacha1979
 Post subject: Distinguish X from Y
 Post Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 11:14 pm 
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When do you use distinguish between X and Y and when do you use distinguish between X from Y ?

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For Eg:

Dr Alan distinguishes mood swings from manic depression in his paper
Dr Alan distinguishes between mood swings and manic depression in his paper
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esledge
 Post subject: Re: Distinguish X from Y
 Post Posted: Sun May 24, 2009 7:26 pm 
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kramacha1979 wrote:
Dr Alan distinguishes mood swings from manic depression in his paper
Dr Alan distinguishes between mood swings and manic depression in his paper


I think you distinguish between X and Y when you list and compare qualities of both X and Y. You distinguish X from Y when you cite qualities of X that make it unique from Y, which is used as the baseline or frame of reference.

If Dr. Alan's paper is a compare-and-contrast piece on both mood swings and manic depression, then:
Dr Alan distinguishes between mood swings and manic depression in his paper.

If Dr. Alan's paper is about how mood swings are often misdiagnosed as manic depression when really they are due to a variety of other causes, then:
Dr Alan distinguishes mood swings from manic depression in his paper.

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