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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Difference between vs. difference among
Suppose I write as follows:
1st: I was told he is clever.
2nd: I was told he was clever
3rd: I've been told he is clever.
What is the difference among the sentences above?
Questions:
1. Is it correct that I use 'among' above because they are more than two sentences?
2. Or should I use 'between' because I'm actually referring to the difference between the 1st and the 2nd, between the 1st and the 3rd, and between the 2nd and the 3rd?
1st: I was told he is clever.
2nd: I was told he was clever
3rd: I've been told he is clever.
What is the difference among the sentences above?
Questions:
1. Is it correct that I use 'among' above because they are more than two sentences?
2. Or should I use 'between' because I'm actually referring to the difference between the 1st and the 2nd, between the 1st and the 3rd, and between the 2nd and the 3rd?
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Questions:1. 2. Or should I use 'between' because I'm actually referring to the difference between the 1st and the 2nd, between the 1st and the 3rd, and between the 2nd and the 3rd?
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- Or should I use 'between' because I'm actually referring to the difference between the 1st and the 2nd, between the 1st and the 3rd, and between the 2nd and the 3rd?
- You should use 'between' because you're actually referring to the difference between the 1st and the 2nd, between the 1st and the 3rd, and between the 2nd and the 3rd.
- " Differences are always reckoned in pairs.
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AnonymousSuppose I write as follows:1st: I was told he is clever.2nd: I was told he was clever3rd: I've been told he is clever.What is the difference among the sentences above?Questions:1. Is it correct that I use 'among' above because they are more than two sentences?2. Or should I use 'between' because I'm actually referring to the difference between the 1st and th
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anonymous Suppose I write as follows:
1st: I was told he is clever.
2nd: I was told he was clever
3rd: I've been told he is clever.
What is the difference among the sentences above?
Questions:
1. Is it correct that I use 'among' above because they are more than two sentences?
2. Or should I use '
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