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Between, among: meaning and use. We use between to refer to two things which are clearly separated. We use among to talk about things which are not clearly separated because they are part of a group or crowd or mass of objects:
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These two words are often used interchangeably, but they have distinct meanings and usage rules that you need to understand to use them correctly. In this guide, we’ll take a look at the difference between “among” and “between” and how to use them correctly in a sentence when speaking or writing.
28 Φεβ 2023 · Among means “surrounded by” or “in the company of.”. It’s normally followed by a plural noun. Between refers to the space that separates two or more distinct things or to the interval that separates two or more distinct times. It’s normally followed by a series of two or more singular nouns.
5 Ιαν 2019 · Understand the difference in use of prepositions ‘between’ and ‘among’ in this comprehensive post containing several examples and a quiz.
Use between when referring to one-to-one relationships. Use among when referring to indistinct or nonspecific relationships. We already touched on the difference between between and…
11 Αυγ 2016 · “At the Trade Deadline, Some Players Fight a Battle Between Reality and Rumors” New York Times “Intriguing link between vitamin D and birth control uncovered” Medical News Today. The first examples demonstrated the popular use of between when considering two choices and highlighting their one-to-one relationships.
The word 'between' has a long history of usage cases that bother grammarians. We look into where and how it can be safely interchanged with 'among.'
