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Lukas Kubicek Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Among/Amid/Amongst/Amidst?

"; and they live out these lives among/amid/amongst/amidst a considerable insect and rodent population."

That's my sentence. Which of these words do I use? Thank you.

—Lukas
  

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amid I've never seen any use for the synonymous '-st' forms, except perhaps in poetry: they are longer and clunkier.

  • amid I've never seen any use for the synonymous '-st' forms, except perhaps in poetry: they are longer and clunkier.
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amid

I've never seen any use for the synonymous '-st' forms, except perhaps in poetry: they are longer and clunkier.

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