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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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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.'
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…
Most usage guides will say that you want to use between when referring to two people or things ('sitting between John and Carol') and among when referring to more than two people or things ('students chatting among themselves').
11 Αυγ 2016 · There are common words followed by between. These include the nouns, connection, link and difference, and the verbs, choose, differentiate, and distinguish. On the other hand, the preposition among is generally used for choices involving individuals or items that are not distinct.
Use between when describing the differences between two things or when referring to distinct, individual relationships – even when there are more than two. Use among when referring to indistinct, nonspecific relationships.
The most common verbs followed by 'between' are: choose, differentiate, distinguish, divide. Among is used to refer to someone or something within or surrounded by undifferentiated people or things. It indicates that someone or something is part of a larger group. 'Among' is followed by a plural noun (among friends) or a plural noun phrase ...
