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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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around vs among

0Scattered [around/among] the ship wreck are 16 hidden treasures. You, one at a time, must retrieve them.02br
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00Is there any difference between the prepositions in this context?02br
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0 "Around" most likely means in the vicinity of one ship. "Among" would be used if there were more than one ship involved. 0-

— Philip

  • 0 "Around" most likely means in the vicinity of one ship.
  • "Among" would be used if there were more than one ship involved.
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0 "Around" most likely means in the vicinity of one ship. "Among" would be used if there were more than one ship involved. 0-
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01font00Scattered [around/among] the ship wreck are 16 hidden treasures. You, one at a time, must retrieve them.02font02br
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01font00Is there any difference between the prepositions in this context?02font02br
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0So among the wreckage of the ship is fine with you but not the ship wreck? Ship wreck does not imply scattered pieces of the ship to you, does it?0-
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01font00So among the wreckage of the ship is fine with you but not the ship wreck?02font00 True.02br
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01font00Ship wreck does not imply scattered pieces of the ship to you, does it? 02font00No, it doesn't.02br
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