If you haven't already, you will probably experience leg cramps at some point in your life. A leg cramp is a sharp, sudden contraction or tightening of the muscle in the calf, which usually lasts a few seconds to a few minutes. To keep leg cramps at bay, make sure you're nourishing your body and getting enough rest.
Alternately or alternatively. Alternately means switching between two alternatives, alternatively means doing something different. I love pizza and Mexican food, I eat them alternately. Means Monday I ate pizza, Tuesday tacos, Wednesday pizza again, Thursday burrito, Friday went to the Hospital to get my arteries roto-rooted.
On a checkerboard, black squares alternate with white ones. As a verb, alternate means to do something in turns. As a noun, an alternate is a replacement. To alternate is to take turns; an alternative is an option. When you wear your checkered blazer, the black and white squares alternate. But if youâre not feeling like an â80s guitar hero, the green plaid jacket is a nice alternative.