Between vs Among

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We can also use between for more than two things, however, they should be clearly separate from each other.

When you follow the path, you will see a large house between the river, the woods and the village.

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We can also use between for distance and intervals.

I’ll be watching my favorite TV show tomorrow between seven and eight.
I need two inches between the fences in my garden.

AMONG

We use among when we talk about more than two entities or a group.

The suspect disappeared among the crowd.
You don’t need to worry now that you are among your friends.
I’m quite sure that I saw something moving among all those trees.
There are only a few successful students among all these teenagers at this school.

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We can use both between and among when we talk about dividing or sharing something.

In Anatolia the eldest brother divides all the income among / between his other brothers.

If we want to finish our assignment on time, we should share the work between / among us.


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We prefer between after the word 'difference'.

What’s the biggest difference between country life and urban life?

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Among can mean one of / some of.

There were two Americans among the first to reach the finish line. ↑▲▲▲▲▲▲▲↑