The phrase "alternative instead" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It is unclear when to use it, as the combination does not form a coherent expression.
Example: "You can choose an alternative instead of the original option."
Alternatives: "instead of" or "as an alternative."
We need to be confident enough not to swallow the Tory myths and to set out a strong, radical alternative instead.
By this stage, California, once the escape-hatch of the American Dream, has itself succumbed to all the ailments of the declining Rust Belt cities back east to which it was once a sun-kissed alternative: instead of the "Come To Sunny California" ad campaigns of the old 19th-century railroad companies, we now look to "A New Life in the Off-World Colonies …", which will be the next California.
The Lib Dems say they will not replace Trident, but will seek a cheaper alternative instead.Of the three, only Mr Brown said he was committed to the carriers, "for which steel is already being cut".
NHS Berkshire originally refused to treat him with the drug Lucentis, offering a cheaper alternative instead.
PhotoShrinker offers an alternative – instead of deleting photos, users can instead just shrink their photo library.
However, around 1% of affected Freeview households will be unable to use them and will be offered an alternative instead.
The Bush administration said that it had won a price concession from Bayer for its anthrax medicine, Cipro, after the White House threatened to buy generic alternatives instead.
Those who do not like it can choose not to use such free services and find paid alternatives instead that promise greater privacy.
The desperation stems from the persistent fear that subscribers will forgo paying for television service and turn to Internet alternatives instead.
The Bush administration said tonight that it had won a major price concession from Bayer A.G. for its anthrax medicine, Cipro, after the administration threatened to buy generic alternatives instead.
His theory, to crudely summarize it, was that businesses that once relied on a single contractor for the content they needed could now turn to the crowd for cheaper, more varied alternatives, instead.
