➖Commonly confused prepositions➖
⛔️ Among / between
The words among and between are often confused. They have very similar meanings, but they are not usually interchangeable.
🔸 Between is used to show position between two or more well-defined objects.
✏️ Example
• Mary sat between Peter and Alice.
• The boy sat between his dad and mom.
🔸 Among shows position among an indefinite number of objects. It is not exactly clear how many people or things are there in the group.
✏️ Example
• I found an envelope among the papers on the table.
