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We can also use between + pronoun when referring to two people or things: I gave Yolanda and Lynn some money and told them to share it between them. We can also use between, but not among, to connect times or numbers: They lived in New York between 1998 and 2004. Not: They lived in New York among 1998 and 2004.
19. Okt. 2011 · 3 Answers. Sorted by: 7. There’s a very subtle difference. People on its own suggests that those in the list are there by chance. The people, on the other hand, suggests they been included deliberately. For practical purposes, however, it makes very little difference one way or the other. Share. Improve this answer. answered Oct 19, 2011 at 8:08.
- There’s a very subtle difference. People on its own suggests that those in the list are there by chance. The people , on the other hand, suggest...
- People in the list Can be replaced by Subscribers to the list Or simply Subscribers Assuming the context gives enough information about it being a...
- When we talk in general about a plural noun or an uncountable noun, we should NOT use "The" before that noun. Here are some examples: Water is an i...
Was ist die Mehrzahl von person? Viele, die Englisch lernen, kommen bei dieser Frage durcheinander. Hier erklären wir die Unterschiede zwischen person, people, persons und peoples. 1 Person, 2 people. Das englische person ist gleichbedeutend mit dem deutschen Person. Wir können damit einen Mann, eine Frau oder ein Kind bezeichnen.
12. Aug. 2011 · Here's the deal: you can use the word “between” when you are talking about distinct, individual items even if there are more than two of them. For example, you could say, "She chose between Harvard, Brown, and Yale" because the colleges are individual items. She goes on to explain that in the following cases, you use the two slightly differently:
- Prescriptivist Poppycock You should in this instance trust your own ear, not your friend’s opinion that there is a rule that says you are wrong. T...
- The general rule as I've always learned is the same one you mention, but maybe it's a bit imprecise and it can lead to the misunderstanding you've...
- By "correcting" you, your friend was perpetuating a myth that stems from an oversimplification. Here is a usage note from Merriam-Webster: There is...
- There is such a rule, but the rule depends on context: It is not strictly correct that between is used for two things and among for more than...
- Traditionally, it was believed that you should use between if you’re talking about two people or things: "I had to choose between the two jobs." "T...
- I like Strunk and White's simple example, from The Elements of Style : When more than two things or persons are involved, among is usually cal...
What to Know. Most usage guides will say that you want to use between when referring to two people or things ('sitting between John and Carol') and among when referring to more than two people or things ('students chatting among themselves'). But a more accurate rule is to use between when you want to talk about the relationship of distinct and ...
People vs. persons as plurals. Person and people both derive from Latin, but from different words. Person came from persona, which first meant “mask,” like that worn by an actor, but eventually came to mean “an individual human.”. People, on the other hand, came from populus, which means “the people” in the sense of a group from the ...
10. März 2016 · 2. As with most things you apply the definite article to, the difference is specificity. If you say. The most important assets are people. You're just saying that what's important is people in general, but no specific group or subset of them. The most important assets are the people.
