Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Instead"

A: ‘em vez de’, ‘ao invés de’

A: It’s the word for expressing the replacement of something.

Why do we have to go to the movies every Saturday? Can’t we just stay home instead?

Instead of going to the McDonald’s today I prepared some food myself.

A: When something else is done in place of something else that was supposed to happen

A: en vez

A: It means in replacement for another thing.

for example:
"I don't want to go outside. I want to stay home instead."

A: "Don't rub your eyes, use an eye drop instead!"
"Instead of rubbing your eyes, use an eye drop!"

A: How about instead of eating chocolate, you go for a salad?
Instead of caring for my health, I'll just enjoy whatever I can.
You should be using a pen instead of a pencil!
I can't really think of daily expressions.

A: I'd prefer drinking coffee instead of tea.

You could've called me instead of her.

A: 1.) ‘It was neither here nor there.’
2.) ‘I didn’t want KFC nor did I want McDonald’s.’
3.) ‘I couldn’t remember where I had put it, nor did I have time to find it.’

‘Nor’ is only ever used in negative statements. It’s not a very commonly used word, so if you can’t decide whether you need to use ‘or’ or ‘nor’ then you can easily get away with using ‘or’.

A: You can put actions after instead of with a contradicting statement after it. Such as.

Instead of going home, I went to the mall.

Instead of playing soccer, I played netball.

You can also put instead of in the middle of the sentence.

I played netball instead of playing soccer.

A: Generally, they're synonymous and can be used interchangeably. Personally, I would use "rather than" in more formal/polite conversation.

"I want cheese instead of ham."

"I would like cheese rather than ham."

A: Nearly zero difference.
The word "rather" has the connotation of preference, but other than that, they're the same.

A: No difference.
"In lieu of" is more formal. It is used in official documents more than in everyday conversations.

A: Here's some examples:

I'd like to order a salad with avocado instead of chicken.

We went to the park instead of watching TV.

- Do you want chicken in your salad?
- No, can I please have avocado instead?

We didn't watch TV. We went to the park instead. (Or: Instead, we went to the park.)

A: "Instead of" is used more frequently but they both have the same meaning.
"I want red roses instead of white."

"I want red roses in place of white."

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for eg:We ordered tea but were served coffee instead. 
i like red shirt instead of white tshirt

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A: "Instead."

I'm a little confused by instadly?

A: No, ‘of’ wouldn’t make sense in this context. When ‘by’ is used here, it is saying that name is made to sound like it is French through Defarge’s pronunciation of the name. i.e. it is describing the method, which is not a use case that ‘of’ has.

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A: I wouldn't recommend using ain't, ever.

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A: tú has metido una sola palabra... naturalmente va a ser natural porque es una sola palabra