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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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among=between
Sometimes I am told that the difference between among and between is important, but reading the following explanation, I have a feeling that there is no difference between among and between in some contexts.
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among : in shares to each of (a group of people)
The property was divided equally among the four survivors. [=each of the four survivors received an equal share of the property]
The food was distributed among the people.
http://www.learnersdictionary.com/definition/among
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between : in shares to each of (two or more people)
The property was divided equally between the son and the daughter. [=the son and the daughter received an equal share of the property]
His estate was divided between [=among] his four grandchildren.
http://www.learnersdictionary.com/definition/between
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In fact, it seems to me that 'be devided/distributed among' is like 'be devided/dstributed between.' Beside that, there seems to be a great abundance of examples of the difference between among and between that I can't tell. It's frustrating. What I can assure myself of is that both among and between is used to indicate two or more people or things.
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among : in shares to each of (a group of people)
The property was divided equally among the four survivors. [=each of the four survivors received an equal share of the property]
The food was distributed among the people.
http://www.learnersdictionary.com/definition/among
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between : in shares to each of (two or more people)
The property was divided equally between the son and the daughter. [=the son and the daughter received an equal share of the property]
His estate was divided between [=among] his four grandchildren.
http://www.learnersdictionary.com/definition/between
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In fact, it seems to me that 'be devided/distributed among' is like 'be devided/dstributed between.' Beside that, there seems to be a great abundance of examples of the difference between among and between that I can't tell. It's frustrating. What I can assure myself of is that both among and between is used to indicate two or more people or things.
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See the detailed Usage note in this dictionary entry:
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/between
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/between
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In fact, it seems to me that 'be DIVIDED/distributed among' is like 'be DIVIDED/distributed between.'
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AlpheccaStarshttp://www.dictionary.com/browse/betweenUsage note of the site is that : Between is used when only two persons or things are involved
The explanation is not true. The examples I post are supporting evidence.
That's why I confused.
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Thank you for your revision.
In my reply to AlpheccaStars, I also made a mistake in That's why I confused.
"Am" is embeded before "confused."
In my reply to AlpheccaStars, I also made a mistake in That's why I confused.
"Am" is embeded before "confused."
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The examples of between used to indicate two or more people or things are follows:
There are many relations/connections between linguistics, philosophy, and psychology.
They compared the cars but found few differences between them.
We were allowed to choose between several options.
His estate was divided between [=among]
There are many relations/connections between linguistics, philosophy, and psychology.
They compared the cars but found few differences between them.
We were allowed to choose between several options.
His estate was divided between [=among]
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AnonymousUsage note of the site is that : Between is used when only two persons or things are involvedYou only read the first line. You have to read the entire paragraph.
Between also continues to be used, as it has been throughout its entire history, to express a relationship of persons or things considered individually, no matter how many
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