You are viewing a single comment's thread from:RE: Vocab-ability–6 (ali = other) – A More Powerful Vocabulary (earn UpVotes with “Vocab Practice” exercise)View the full contextmharj (36)in #writing • 8 years ago MY VOCAB PRACTICE A suspect changed his name to an alias to keep his identity to everyone. My teacher did not accept my alibi for being late in her class. Her alienation from her family back then was because she disobeyed them.
Usually, we would not use an "alibi" as an excuse for being late, but as a reason to escape some harsh punishment for a criminal act. Still, your example is OK.