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Listenever Posted 11 years ago
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between/among
This is what an American TV talk show host said:
But between Deflategate and Ray Rice and all the other scandals of the past year — this is positive news for the NFL — and who can blame them for trying to embrace it? (See at 22 seconds of the video below for context.)
Is this correct usage of 'between'?
Is it possible in this context to replace it with among?
But between Deflategate and Ray Rice and all the other scandals of the past year — this is positive news for the NFL — and who can blame them for trying to embrace it? (See at 22 seconds of the video below for context.)
Is this correct usage of 'between'?
Is it possible in this context to replace it with among?
Top answer
listenever But between Deflategate and Ray Rice and all the other scandals of the past year ... Is this correct usage of 'between'? Yes.
- listenever But between Deflategate and Ray Rice and all the other scandals of the past year ...
- Is this correct usage of 'between'?
- Yes.
- listenever Is it possible in this context to replace it with among?
- No, but you can replace it with "what with" (very casual) or "considering".
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listeneverBut between Deflategate and Ray Rice and all the other scandals of the past year ... Is this correct usage of 'between'?Yes.
listeneverIs it possible in this context to replace it with among?No, but you can replace it with "what with" (very casual) or "considering".
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