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Laborious Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
among and between
Hi
I'm confused about difference between "between' and 'among':
I have two sentences and I don't know if(or whether?)I have written them in a correct grammatical way:
a). Could you tell me the difference between these words. (What if I had put 'among' in place of 'between' ?)
b). She had 10 children, among them, 5 were boys. (is saying "between them 5 were boys" wrong here? )
Thanks.
LB
I'm confused about difference between "between' and 'among':
I have two sentences and I don't know if(or whether?)I have written them in a correct grammatical way:
a). Could you tell me the difference between these words. (What if I had put 'among' in place of 'between' ?)
b). She had 10 children, among them, 5 were boys. (is saying "between them 5 were boys" wrong here? )
Thanks.
LB
Top answer
Use between when there are two things. Just between us (the two of us) Between heaven and earth Between a rock and a hard place Use among when there is more than two. A rose among the thorns.
- Use between when there are two things.
- Just between us (the two of us) Between heaven and earth Between a rock and a hard place Use among when there is more than two.
- A rose among the thorns.
- Among the three of us, we have five dollars.
- A sheep among the wolves
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Use between when there are two things.
Just between us (the two of us)
Between heaven and earth
Between a rock and a hard place
Use among when there is more than two.
A rose among the thorns.
Among the three of us, we have five dollars.
A sheep among the wolves
Just between us (the two of us)
Between heaven and earth
Between a rock and a hard place
Use among when there is more than two.
A rose among the thorns.
Among the three of us, we have five dollars.
A sheep among the wolves
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Thanks to you dear Madam,
Here's another situation. Will you please tell me if I should use between or among in this case?
(Also please correct my grammatical errors if there any in my post)
I have more than two sentences or words and I want to know the difference <between/ among> them (Which is correct "among or between" ?).
Another one:
I have mo
Here's another situation. Will you please tell me if I should use between or among in this case?
(Also please correct my grammatical errors if there any in my post)
I have more than two sentences or words and I want to know the difference <between/ among> them (Which is correct "among or between" ?).
Another one:
I have mo
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Laboriousa). Could you tell me the difference between these words? (What if I had put 'among' in place of 'between' ?)That would be wrong, even if you’re referring to more than two words.
Laboriousb). She had 10 children. Among them, 5 were boys. (Is saying "between them 5 were boys" wrong here?)Yes.
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Aspara GusLaboriousa). Could you tell me the difference between these words? (What if I had put 'among' in place of 'between' ?)That would be wrong, even if you’re referring to more than two words.
Aspara GusThat would be wrong, even if you’re referring to more than two words.Thank you Sir, but I don't understand why Alps
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LaboriousThank you Sir, but I don't understand why Alpstars said:It’s always “What’s the difference between…”, never “among”.
"Use BETWEEN when you want to talk about TWO things or persons."
and "Use AMONG when you are referring to MORE THAN TWO things or persons".
I am still confused.Emotion: thinking
Here’s a link on the subject if you’
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LaboriousI have more than two sentences or words and I want to know the difference <between/ among> them (Which is correct "among or between" ?).Suppose you have three sentences: call them (a), (b), and (c). You want to know the differences between (a) and (b), between (a) and (c) and between (b) and (c). It's difficult to imagine comparing all of them
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