Between y among
¿Qué diferencia hay entre between y among? Se emplea ‘between’ para separar los objetos o personas (normalmente hay más de dos), y se emplea ‘among’ cuando una persona u objeto está dentro de una multitud o masa de personas u objetos
Between: se utiliza para separar los objetos o personas. Se usa con dos objetos o personas
- Her colleague, Gemma, sits between me and David.
- We’re going to stand between you two girls to stop you from fighting with each other.
- Between you and me, I don’t really like the new boss.
- The policies are between the minister and his lawyer
Among: lo usamos cuando más de dos personas u objetos se encuentran dentro de una multitud o masa
- Among the crowd we couldn’t even walk.
- I have noticed that some people can be uneasy amongst/among large crowds at concerts.
- Among the populace, there’s always going to be someone who’ll stand up and defend our rights.
- It was great seeing so many home fans among us at the game.
