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tricky between vs among [#permalink] New post   20 Aug 2014, 10:13
3 sisters quarreled among / between themselves.
a,b and c quarreled between / among themselves.
which of these two is correct?



answer is among, among
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Re: tricky between vs among [#permalink] New post   20 Aug 2014, 23:15
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3 sisters quarreled among / between themselves.
a,b and c quarreled between / among themselves.
which of these two is correct?



answer is among, among


Hi Pranay,

The rule for Between and Among is as follows:

Among - to make comparison between more than 2 people or things

Between - for comparison between 2 people or things.

So usage of among in the 2 examples given by you is correct. Hope this clarifies it.
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Re: tricky between vs among [#permalink] New post   26 Aug 2014, 06:11
Yup - if it helps - try to remember:

"Between you and me; among all of us (3 or more)"
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Re: tricky between vs among [#permalink] New post   18 Apr 2015, 01:22
The preliminary deal agreed between six world powers and Iran over its nuclear programme has been hailed as an opportunity to end years of global tension

Source: www.scientificamerican.com/article/iran ... r-science/

Why in the above sentence 'between' is used while we have 7 parties?

Is that because all 'six world powers' are considered as a single, united entity?

Furthermore, is it idiomatic to say 'agreed among'?
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Re: tricky between vs among [#permalink] New post   18 Apr 2015, 05:54
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Exactly, the six world powers are one entity and Iran is the other, so between is the proper word.

Agreed among is perfectly fine. The sentence could have read: "The preliminary deal agreed among six world powers over Iran's nuclear..."

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Re: tricky between vs among [#permalink] New post   18 Apr 2015, 06:38
KyleWiddison wrote:
Exactly, the six world powers are one entity and Iran is the other, so between is the proper word.

Agreed among is perfectly fine. The sentence could have read: "The preliminary deal agreed among six world powers over Iran's nuclear..."

KW


Thanks Kyle, great help indeed.
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Re: tricky between vs among [#permalink] New post   11 Jun 2015, 08:23
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hi pranay04k,

In general, between is for two items and among is for more than two items. If the items are not distinct from each other you use among. For instance, Among romance languages, French is the most difficult. But if the items are distinct you would use between, even if there are more than two items. For instance, He couldn't decide between French, Spanish, or Italian.
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