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Among and amongst Prepositions and particles

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https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/among-and-amongst 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:I’m not worried about her. She’s living among friends.I think I’ve got that album among my boxes of CDs upstairs.Amongst is sometimes used as an alternative to among. It is more formal and less common:The results show that both girls are amongst the top 10% of students in the whole school.See also:  Between or among?https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/between-or-among

Topic	Among and amongst
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: I’m not worried about her. She’s living among* friends.* I think I’ve got that album among* my boxes of CDs upstairs.* Amongst is sometimes used as an alternative to among. It is more formal and less common: The results show that both girls are amongst* the top 10% of students in the whole school.* See also: Between or among? https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/between-or-among

Prepositions Particles Means Middle Included Larger Group People