Difference between Exchange and Substitution

What is the difference between Exchange and Substitution?

Exchange as a noun is an act of exchanging or trading. while Substitution as a noun is the act of substituting or the state of being substituted

Exchange

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An act of exchanging or trading. A place for conducting trading. (telephony, US only?) The fourth through sixth digits of a ten-digit phone number (the first three before the introduction of area codes). A conversation.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To trade or barter. To replace with a similar item.

Example sentence: With so many ways to communicate at our disposal, we must not forget the transformative power of a live music experience and genuine human exchange.

Substitution

Part of speech: noun

Definition: the act of substituting or the state of being substituteda substitute or replacement(especially in organic chemistry) the replacement of an atom, or group of atoms, in a compound, with another

Example sentence: I'd like to think I am a good coach but I've called bad plays. I've coached bad practices. I've made bad substitution choices.

We hope you now know whether to use Exchange or Substitution in your sentence.

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