http://www.englishforums.com/English/BasicEnglishVocabularyQuestions/Forum44.htmFor Basic English ONLY. Please post only <b><font color=red>easy</font></b> questions and answers here.enXMOD (Build: 3614.32638)http://www.englishforums.com/English/AmongVsBetween/dvxcx/post.htm#598021Tue, 24 Feb 2009 01:43:45 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:598021Anonymous0http://www.englishforums.com/English/AmongVsBetween/dvxcx/post.htm#598021http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-598021.xmlThat&#39;s not necessarily true. I&#39;d say that Paris is between Le Havre and Troyes geographically, but among them as a city in France - despite the fact that I&#39;m only comparing them to two cities.http://www.englishforums.com/English/AmongVsBetween/dvxcx/post.htm#281014Sat, 24 Jan 2009 01:43:45 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:281014Phoenix PR1http://www.englishforums.com/English/AmongVsBetween/dvxcx/post.htm#281014http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-281014.xmlOne 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 !"http://www.englishforums.com/English/AmongVsBetween/dvxcx/post.htm#281013Sat, 24 Jan 2009 01:43:45 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:281013Anonymous2http://www.englishforums.com/English/AmongVsBetween/dvxcx/post.htm#281013http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-281013.xmlOne 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 !"http://www.englishforums.com/English/AmongVsBetween/dvxcx/post.htm#275666Sun, 24 May 2009 00:43:45 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:275666Inchoateknowledge3http://www.englishforums.com/English/AmongVsBetween/dvxcx/post.htm#275666http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-275666.xmlbetween 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.http://www.englishforums.com/English/AmongVsBetween/dvxcx/post.htm#274354Sun, 24 May 2009 00:43:45 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:274354Dominik4http://www.englishforums.com/English/AmongVsBetween/dvxcx/post.htm#274354http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-274354.xmla‧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 betweenhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/AmongVsBetween/dvxcx/post.htm#274353Tue, 24 Mar 2009 01:43:45 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:274353Grammar Geek5http://www.englishforums.com/English/AmongVsBetween/dvxcx/post.htm#274353http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-274353.xmlBetween - 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.)http://www.englishforums.com/English/AmongVsBetween/dvxcx/post.htmTue, 24 Mar 2009 01:43:45 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:274309Sanz6http://www.englishforums.com/English/AmongVsBetween/dvxcx/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-274309.xmlThey are confusing words, please explain them to me!