Sanz  +  274309 Fri, 29 Sep 06 09:21 PM They are confusing words, please explain them to me! Sanz Joined on Sat, Sep 17 2005 Full Member 110 Thanks a lot for helping me!

	Grammar Geek  +  274353 Fri, 29 Sep 06 10:52 PM Between - use for two people, two things, whatever. The red house is between the white house and the yellow house. Among - use for three or more people or things. There was agreement among the three of them about where to go for vacation. The pretty flower grew among the weeds. (There are some other, subtle things about using "between" but this basic rule will help you for most situations.) Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,508 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random!

	Dominik  +  274354 Fri, 29 Sep 06 10:54 PM a‧mong also a‧mongst in or through the middle of a group of people or things: The girl quickly disappeared among the crowd. I could hear voices coming from somewhere among the bushes. We walked among the chestnut woods on the mountain slopes. She began rummaging among the books on her desk. be‧tween also in between in or through the space that separates two things, people, or places: I sat down between Sue and Jane. a house and stables with a yard in between The ball rolled between his feet. LONGMAN Dominik Joined on Thu, Jun 1 2006 Poland Regular Member 575 "Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible." - St. Francis of... Images

	Inchoateknowledge  +  275666 Tue, 03 Oct 06 02:02 PM between is not only used for two things: if there are several separate things, we usually say: between. On the other hand, when it is a matter of a mass of things or people, we use among(st) Our house is between the woods, the river and the village. Our house is among the trees. Inchoateknowledge Joined on Wed, May 3 2006 Senior Member 2,549 Beep! Beep! :)

	Phoenix PR  +  281014 Sun, 15 Oct 06 03:53 AM One of my favorite phrases is "Between a rock and a hard place."  In colloquial AmE, "amongst" is rarely used. When drafting a document in Microsoft Word and writing "in between," Word's spell-checker lights up and says to put a dash in between "in-between!" Phoenix PR Joined on Sat, Oct 14 2006 Arizona, USA Junior Member 60