{"id":4013,"date":"2022-12-28T05:54:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-28T05:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/?p=4013"},"modified":"2024-08-27T05:31:46","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T05:31:46","slug":"difference-between-vs-among","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/writing\/difference-between-vs-among","title":{"rendered":"\u201cBetween\u201d vs. \u201cAmong\u201d: What\u2019s the difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main-content\" data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-3\"> \u201cBetween\u201d and \u201camong\u201d and have similar meanings and are sometimes mixed up when you write and speak. Although they\u2019re mistakenly used interchangeably, there are ways you can determine when and how to use each word properly. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"full-bleed-image\">\n        <picture class=\"c-image\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/087-Between-vs-Among-Whats-the-difference-1600x600-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width:767px) and (max-width:1600px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/087-Between-vs-Among-Whats-the-difference-1600x600-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width:540px) and (max-width:767px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/087-Between-vs-Among-Whats-the-difference-1600x600-1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/087-Between-vs-Among-Whats-the-difference-1600x600-1.jpg\" alt=\" \" \/>\n    <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cBetween\u201d and \u201camong\u201d are commonly switched words. 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