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Kooyeen Posted 19 years ago
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Divide the money between/among us
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00 don't even try to mention that rule that goes more or less like 01 i 00 "between for two, among for more than two" 02 i 05 1 00 I know the real difference (that can be found at 01 a 05 0 00 02 a 00 ), but still I can't figure out which one to choose with the verb "divide": 02 br
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01 b 01 i 00 We will divide the money between/among the three of us. 02 i 02 b 02 br
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00 My guess: Both are used and possible 02 br
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00 Thanks. 0230href http://www.bartleby.com/61/37/D0303700.html11id 4
00 don't even try to mention that rule that goes more or less like 01 i 00 "between for two, among for more than two" 02 i 05 1 00 I know the real difference (that can be found at 01 a 05 0 00 02 a 00 ), but still I can't figure out which one to choose with the verb "divide": 02 br
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01 b 01 i 00 We will divide the money between/among the three of us. 02 i 02 b 02 br
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00 My guess: Both are used and possible 02 br
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00 Thanks. 0230href http://www.bartleby.com/61/37/D0303700.html11id 4
Top answer
] of us. (How much did you have to divide, by the way? ) 05 0 02 br 02 br 00 CJ 010id 1
- ] of us.
- (How much did you have to divide, by the way?
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0 I think you're right that both are used, but to be really correct, divide the money between [us / the two of us] and divide the money among all [three / four / ...] of us. (How much did you have to divide, by the way? I'd like to compute my share.) 05 0 02 br
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0 Very interesting, this definition: 02 br
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01 b 00 among 02 b 02 br
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01 b 00 7 a 02 b 00 01 b 00 : 02 b 00 01 font 00 in separate and 01 b 00 usually equal 02 b 00 shares to each of 02 font 00 <the property was 01 b 00 divided
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01 b 00 among 02 b 02 br
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01 b 00 7 a 02 b 00 01 b 00 : 02 b 00 01 font 00 in separate and 01 b 00 usually equal 02 b 00 shares to each of 02 font 00 <the property was 01 b 00 divided
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0 Ok, thanks, it seems both ways are acceptable then. I tried searching with Google, and it really seems both ways are equally common. I hope they sound good though. 02 br
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00 PS: CalifJim, sorry to disappoint you, but I'm afraid there's no money to share 05 0 02 br
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0 Well, if you want to cover both AmE and BrE, you should use "divide between," it seems: 02 br
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00 The New York Time Google hits: 02 br
00 "divide between" 1,021 Results 02 br
00 "divide among" 324 Results 02 br
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00 bbc.co.uk hits: 02 br
00 2,410 from bbc.co.uk for "divide between" 02 br
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00 The New York Time Google hits: 02 br
00 "divide between" 1,021 Results 02 br
00 "divide among" 324 Results 02 br
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00 bbc.co.uk hits: 02 br
00 2,410 from bbc.co.uk for "divide between" 02 br
00 67 from bb
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0 Yes, but you can't do that search without mentioning "of the three", "of the four", etc. When there are only two choices involved, only "between" is used. The problem arises when you consider more than two choices, that is, "divide between/among three or more people". 02 br
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00 Anyway, I see that Merriam Webster lists both, so both must make sense somehow. Thanks. 0-
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00 Anyway, I see that Merriam Webster lists both, so both must make sense somehow. Thanks. 0-
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