<choice>

<choice> groups a number of alternative encodings for the same point in a text.
Modulecore — 3 Elements Available in All TEI Documents
AttributesGlobal attributes only
Used by
choice model.pPart.editorial
May contain
core: abbr choice corr expan orig reg sic unclear
linking: seg
transcr: am ex
Declaration

<rng:element name="choice">
<rng:ref name="att.global.attributes"/>
<rng:zeroOrMore>
 <rng:choice>
  <rng:ref name="model.choicePart"/>
  <rng:ref name="choice"/>
 </rng:choice>
</rng:zeroOrMore>
</rng:element>
element choice { att.global.attributes, ( model.choicePart | choice )* }
Example

An American encoding of Gulliver's Travels which retains the British spelling but also provides a version regularized to American spelling might be encoded as follows.

<p>Lastly, That, upon his solemn oath to observe all the above
articles, the said man-mountain shall have a daily allowance of
meat and drink sufficient for the support of <choice>
  <sic>1724</sic>
  <corr>1728</corr>
 </choice> of our subjects,
with free access to our royal person, and other marks of our
<choice>
  <orig>favour</orig>
  <reg>favor</reg>
 </choice>.</p>
Note
Because the children of a choice element all represent alternative ways of encoding the same sequence, it is natural to think of them as mutually exclusive. However, there may be cases where a full representation of a text requires the alternative encodings to be considered as parallel.
Note also that choice elements may self-nest.
For a specialized version of choice for encoding multiple witnesses of a single work, see section 12.1 The Apparatus Entry, Readings, and Witnesses.