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The fight was among Mark, Dave and Joe.
Is this grammatically incorrect?
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But contrary to the eyewitness account, a Buddhist Monk from monastery, located near the University Campus where the fight had allegedly taken place told Mizzima that the fight was among rival students.
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The fight was among about a dozen revelers at the apartment and a group of about six people who showed up later in the evening.
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Police, witnesses and one of the injured teens said lots of kids fought. School officials believe the fight was among just four young men.
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| #3 (permalink) Fri Jul 23, 2010 3:06 am among vs. between |
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| Grammarholic wrote: |
Can we say:
The fight was between Mark, Dave and Joe? Yes or No?
"The fight was 'among' Mark, Dave and Joe" sounds weird in this context.
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Hi,
I would say "the fight was between Mark, Dave and Joe" if there were two sides in the fight (Mark and Dave fought together)
I would say "the fight was among Mark, Dave and Joe" if they were fighting one another.
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