between and among, interchangeable

[Ju]

1. I am searching the differences between when, while and as in this and other website. I still don't get what are they?

2. I am searching the differences among when, while and as in this and other website. I still don't get what are they?
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Are between and among interchangeable ?


Ju

[Rover_KE]

No, they are not.

You need to say

'I am searching for the differences between when, while and as.'.

between

preposition

4
indicating a connection or relationship involving two or more parties:
with reference to a choice or differentiation involving two or more things being considered together:
you have to choose between two or three different options.

(OED)

Rover

[Ju]

No, they are not.

You need to say

'I am searching for the differences between when, while and as.'.


(OED)

Rover

Then how about the situations of using among?

Ju

[Rover_KE]

See this FrazeIt site for more examples than you could possibly need:

http://fraze.it/n_search.jsp?q=among&l=0&t=0&sugg=off

Rover

[Hedwig]

As a non-native I think I understand your confusion. Teachers often explain this automatically: between for two and among for three or more. And it's probably OK to avoid confusion at an early stage, when students are learning the basics, but further on they should be taught that it's not that simple.

One day I found myself using between for more than two and it felt natural, so I started to pay attention to how natives used it and I realised it wasn't wrong, depending on the circumstances.

Some further reading (scroll down the the fourth paragraph):
Non-Errors

Not a teacher

[Ju]

As a non-native I think I understand your confusion. Teachers often explain this automatically: between for two and among for three or more. And it's probably OK to avoid confusion at an early stage, when students are learning the basics, but further on they should be taught that it's not that simple.

One day I found myself using between for more than two and it felt natural, so I started to pay attention to how natives used it and I realised it wasn't wrong, depending on the circumstances.

Some further reading (scroll down the the fourth paragraph):
Non-Errors

Not a teacher

So, between and among are interchangeable but between is in common use. Am I right?

Ju

[Ju]

So, between and among are interchangeable but between is in common use. Am I right?

Ju

Sorry, I need to clarify as I have a child in grade seven that she needs to know things clearly.


Ju

[Rover_KE]

So, between and among are interchangeable but between is in common use. Am I right?

Ju

They are not interchangeable.

Please read the earlier answers again.

Rover

[5jj]

You can see me in this photograph standing between among my aunt and uncle.
The river runs between among those two hills.
There is a ten-minute break between among lessons.
The village of Meonstoke is between among Winchester, Southampton.and Portsmouth.
I divided/shared the sweets between among Luke and Emma.
I divided the sweets between/among my six nieces and nephews. (Some people claim this must be among, but between is commonly used.)
Agreement has been reached between among (?) the four parties.
You can see Lindsay there, between among all the visitors.
Your watch is somewhere between among all the mess in your bedroom.
Jimmy Carter stands out between among American presidents as the one who ....
What is the difference between among gold and golden?
What is the difference between among gold, golden, gilded and gilt?

[Ju]

You can see me in this photograph standing between among my aunt and uncle.
The river runs between among those two hills.
There is a ten-minute break between among lessons.
The village of Meonstoke is between among Winchester, Southampton.and Portsmouth.
I divided/shared the sweets between among Luke and Emma.
I divided the sweets between/among my six nieces and nephews. (Some people claim this must be among, but between is commonly used.)
Agreement has been reached between among (?) the four parties.
You can see Lindsay there, between among all the visitors.
Your watch is somewhere between among all the mess in your bedroom.
Jimmy Carter stands out between among American presidents as the one who ....
What is the difference between among gold and golden?
What is the difference between among gold, golden, gilded and gilt?

Thank you. I can't say the strict defination of using among and between, but now I fully understand which one I should put in different situations.

Ju