Master confusing words with ease
Among vs. Between
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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Between
/bɪˈtwiːn/Examples:
I came to myself being hustled along between two men.There's all the difference in the world between...Difference between he says and they say?
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Use between when you are referring to a relationship involving only two entities.
- Among is used when referring to a relationship involving more than two entities.
- Imagine a line between two points, whereas among suggests scattering within a group.
- A common way to remember is: between for two, among for many.
- Think of between as choosing one thing or option out of two, while among suggests mingling within a group.
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