Between y among
¿Cuál es la diferencia entre between y among?
- Usamos ‘between’ para separar los objetos o personas (normalmente entre dos).
- Usamos ‘among’ cuando más de dos personas u objetos están dentro una multitud o masa de personas u objetos.
Between: usado para separar dos objetos o personas
Normalmente, no hay más que dos.
- My colleague, David, sits between me and Janice.
- I’m going to stand between you both to stop you from quarrelling.
- Between you and I, I don’t agree with the boss’s policies.
- The files are between the cabinet and the water vase.
Among: se usa para más de dos cosas o personas
- Among the crowd, I could see my mom and dad.
- Some people get quite claustrophobic when being amongst/among the crowds at concerts.
- Among the citizens, there will always be someone who’ll stand up and defend himself.
- It was nice seeing so many home supporters among the crowd of thousands.