between vs among
What are the differences of these words? I always use "between" until a friend asked me if I knew the word among. I did a small research but I have some doubts.
"Between" should be use if I know between what or who is something, and "among" if I don´t know where is exactly. am I rigth?
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While the people above are right generally, it is not always true that "between" is used for only two things. You can also use "between" for more than two things if the things are distinct.
For example, the following are all grammatically correct sentences:
The differences between Chinese, Korean, Japanese, and Tagalog are significant even though they are all Asian languages.
She chose between the green, red, orange, and brown crayons.
You use among if you're talking about not distinct things.
We'll use the same sentence ideas for examples:
There are a lot of differences among the Asian languages.
She chose among the different crayons.
Hope this helps!
For example, the following are all grammatically correct sentences:
The differences between Chinese, Korean, Japanese, and Tagalog are significant even though they are all Asian languages.
She chose between the green, red, orange, and brown crayons.
You use among if you're talking about not distinct things.
We'll use the same sentence ideas for examples:
There are a lot of differences among the Asian languages.
She chose among the different crayons.
Hope this helps!
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Hello!
I put my answer to your question as a correction for formatting.
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Between is use for two people or two entities while among is for more than two.
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Yes. Between is used if there are only 2 things involved or if there are more than 2 things but they are all defined and seperate. Among is for 2+ things that are more vague. Example: The girl chose between an apple, an orange, and a pear vs. The girl chose from among the fruit.
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