en vez de y en lugar de
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Hola
I wonder if both mean the same.
Muchas gracias
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updated Jan 28, 2012
edited by MOH1
posted by MOH1
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They can but when to to use which one - wait for a native speaker.
¿Por qué no pintáis la habitación en vez de empapelarla?
Why don’t you paint the room instead of papering it?
En lugar de salir tanto, deberías estudiar más.
Instead of going out so much, you should study more.
updated Jan 28, 2012
posted by ian-hill
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Both have the same meaning and they are interchangeable.
updated Jan 28, 2012
posted by RaulSpaniard
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en vez de ==> rather than
en lugar de ==> in place of something else
she volunteered to go instead of me = se ofreció ir en lugar de mi
updated Jan 28, 2012
edited by CaliforniaDreamer
posted by CaliforniaDreamer
