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- 00:04
Between versus Among, a la Shmoop. Prom looms on the horizon. Do you choose between
- 00:10
Zac and Max...
- 00:11
...or attend the dance among your friends?
- 00:15
What is the rule for “between” versus “among”, anyway?
- 00:18
Basically, use “between” when you're writing about two things...
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- 00:21
...and “among” when you're writing about more than two things.
- 00:25
Easy, right? Or at least easier than choosing between dreamy Zac and adorable Max.
- 00:31
Let's look at some examples.
- 00:33
In Pride and Prejudice, Lizzie Bennet has to choose between continuing to hate Fitzwilliam
- 00:39
Darcy...
- 00:39
...and loving Fitzwilliam Darcy. Hey, we never said it was a difficult choice.
- 00:44
Darcy has loads of money and social connections. He could have any girl among the ranks of
- 00:48
England's aristocrats.
- 00:50
But he picks Lizzie. Again, not a tough decision. Of course, there's an exception to this rule.
- 00:55
You can use the word “between” when talking about more than two things, so long as they
- 01:00
are individual and distinct. For example, you could say, “Jill sat between
- 01:04
her mom, her dad, and her sister”.
- 01:07
If you want to use “among” instead of “between”, you would say, “Jill sat
- 01:11
among her family”. And that's the rule...
- 01:13
...use “between” when you're writing about two things...
- 01:15
...and “among” when you're writing about more than two things.
- 01:17
Oh, and for those of you wondering if you can use “amongst” instead of “among”...
- 01:21
...remember that this is America, and we say “among” on this side of the pond.
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