> Most dictionaries I had at my hand define alternative as choices. You can get
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> http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/alternative
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> 	Noun
> 	alternative (plural alternatives)
>    	1. A situation which allows a choice between two or more possibilities.
>    	2. A choice between two or more possibilities.
>    	3. One of several things which can be chosen.

Wow.  Let's all go practice law with a dictionary.