Instead is more commonly used when talking about two objects: Use -this- instead of -that-. Ex : I added milk instead of water. .... Instead of ..... = as substitute of ... That's how I use it :) Hope that helped!

Dear Tanti, Good morning and a happy day to you.You can check this link which gives examples of using "instead" hahahaha! http://simple.wiktionary.org/wiki/instead Ali