Topic | Among and amongst |
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Source | https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/among-and-amongst |
Section | Prepositions and particles |
Content | Among and amongst are prepositions. Among means ‘in the middle or included in a larger group of people or things’. Among is commonly followed by a plural noun phrase:
Amongst is sometimes used as an alternative to among. It is more formal and less common:
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