Alternative , which comes from French alternative, is the option between two or more things . An alternative, therefore, is each of the things from which you choose . For example: "I will have to sell the car, I have no alternative", “The best alternative you have is to hire the telephone, Internet and cable television service with the same company”, “If the arrival of the Argentine coach does not prosper, the Spanish club manages 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 offers five different ones, the consumer will have five alternatives to complete their purchase, or they will also have the option of leaving without buying anything in case any product has liked it.
Within the world of bullfighting, the term alternative is also used with some frequency. Specifically, in this area, this word means the ceremony through which a bullfighter, from the hands of a highly experienced and consolidated matador, becomes a bullfighter formally and can already participate in bullfights with other great figures.
The delivery of the rapier and the crutch of the professional already consolidated to the moment novillero is the main act of this act of alternative, which becomes the most important moment in the career of any bullfighter.
He toggle effect (Doing or saying something in turn or the succession of things) is also known as an alternative.
When the concept originates in French alternativealternative is what is said or done alternately or which is capable of alternating with an equal or similar function : "We have to find an alternative machine to complete the production before the deadline", "The government expressed its intention to promote the use of alternative energy to protect the environment".
In addition to all of 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 scope to refer to all those types of music that move away from what are the official models or conventions. Specifically, both grunge and new wave or indie are considered alternative music.
It is important to establish that, although there are different divergences regarding what is alternative music, as a rule it is generally agreed that this is the one that moves away from the so-called commercial music, which is aimed at more limited and small audiences and that chooses be distributed and made known through channels and platforms that do not reach the mass.
Among the groups that are framed within that we can mention The Crookes or My Sad Captains.
In cultural activities, the alternative is what is opposed or it is very different from the model most accepted by the society : "My aunt does not attend hospitals because she relies on alternative medicine", “My brother plays bass in an alternative music band”.
