26. Between and among
We use between with two or more clearly separate people or things.
We use among when the reference is to a group, a crowd, or a mass of people or things which we do not see separately.
• She sat between Alice and Mary. (Two clearly separate people)
• She sat among her students.
• There is a tourist home between the woods, the river and the hills. (Three clearly separate things)
• The tourist home is hidden among the trees. We use between, not among, after difference.
• What is the main difference between a square and a rectangle?
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