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Amongst vs. Among
Amongst
/əˈməŋst/Examples:
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Among
/əˈmʌŋ/Examples:
'There was a packet of it among the gardener's things.''You plot among you to wean my heart from her.He pants loudly, "Sir, there are spies among us."
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Among and amongst mean the same thing and can often be used interchangeably, but amongst is less common in American English.
- Among is the standard form and is more widely used in both spoken and written English.
- Amongst has an old-fashioned or formal tone and is more prevalent in British English.
- Both words are prepositions and are used to indicate being in the middle of a group.
- You can remember amongst as being more regal or old-world due to its less frequent usage.
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