alternative

Alternative, which comes from the French alternative, is the choice between two or more things. An alternative, therefore, is each of the things from which to choose. For example: "I'm going to have to sell the car, I have no alternative", "The best alternative you have is to contract the telephone, Internet and cable television service with the same company", "If the arrival of the Argentine coach does not prosper, the Spanish club will use the name of Manuel Pellegrini as an alternative".

The alternative can be understood as a possibility or something that is available for a choice. If a person goes to a store to buy a shirt and they are offered five different ones, said consumer will have five alternatives to make their purchase, or they will also have the alternative of leaving without buying anything in case they did not like any product.

Within the world of bullfighting, the term alternative is also used with some frequency. Specifically, in this area, this word comes to mean the ceremony through which a bullfighter, at the hands of a highly experienced and consolidated matador, formally becomes a bullfighter and can now participate in bullfights alongside other great figures.

The delivery of the rapier and the crutch of the already consolidated professional to the bullfighter until now is the main act of this act of alternative, which becomes the most important moment in the career of any bullfighter.

The toggle effect (doing or saying something in turn or succession of things) is also known as an alternative.

When the concept originates from French alternative, alternative is what is said or done with alternation or which is capable of alternating with an equal or similar function: "We have to look for an alternative machine to complete production before the deadline", "The government expressed its intention to promote the use of alternative energy to protect the environment".

In addition to all the above, we cannot ignore the existence of what has been called alternative music. This is a term that is frequently used within the colloquial sphere to refer to all those types of music that are far from what are the official models or conventions. Specifically, both grunge and new wave or indie are considered to be alternative music.

It is important to establish that, although there are several divergences regarding what alternative music is, as a general rule it is usually agreed that it is the one that moves away from the so-called commercial music, which is aimed at more limited and smaller audiences and that opts for be distributed and made known through channels and platforms that do not reach the mass.

Among the groups that fall within that we can cite The Crookes or My Sad Captains.

In cultural activities, the alternative is that which is opposed or it is very different from the model most accepted by the society: "My aunt is not cared for in hospitals since she relies on alternative medicine", "My brother plays bass in an alternative music band".