Chapter: CHAPTER VIII ] Section: BETWEEN - AMONG
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BETWEEN - AMONG
These prepositions are often carelessly interchanged. Between has reference to two objects only, among to more than two. "The money was equally divided between them" is right when there are only two, but if there are more than two it should be "the money was equally divided among them."
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