alternate vs alternative

umm   Sat Feb 27, 2010 3:43 am GMT
Pling 1. An alternate name for the exclamation mark ('!'). Also referred to as bang or screamer (in typesetting).

http://www.cryer.co.uk/glossary/p/pling.htm

Shouldn't it be "alternative" instead of "alternate"?
mati:   Sat Feb 27, 2010 4:16 am GMT
both work for me
i think it would comes down to preference
Another Guest   Sun Feb 28, 2010 4:21 am GMT
It's a distinction that not everyone recognizes.