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Forlan Posted 17 years ago
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Between three sides

Hi,

Is below sentence right?

I hope the US troops withdrawn will resolving the problem between Sunni, Shiite and Kurdish.
  

Top answer

No. S. troops will resolve the problems between the Sunnis, Shiites, and Kurds.

— CalifJim

  • No.
  • S.
  • troops will resolve the problems between the Sunnis, Shiites, and Kurds.
  • I imagine that resolutions would occur between only two of these at a time, so between seems all right.
  • CJ
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No. You need this:

I hope the withdrawal of U.S. troops will resolve the problems between the Sunnis, Shiites, and Kurds.

I imagine that resolutions would occur between only two of these at a time, so between seems all right.

CJ
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I hope the withdraw of the U.S. troops will resolve the conflict between sinni, shiite and Kurdish.
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Hi. Do you think the word "between" is used correctly here? If you do, what is the reason?

It helps to promote understanding between people with different points of view.
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Yes, it is correct if the speaker is considering people one-on-one, that is, mutual understanding in pairs.
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