I'm 21 so I'd like to see if people my age or older ever remember learning in school "in between" as having both words connected (thus 'inbetween'). Or am I going crazy? If so I have no idea where I picked up connecting the two words, any clues?
2006-10-27 13:57:28 · 11 answers · asked by Andrew H. 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
the words are normally hyphenated if used as a spacial reference: in-between.
otherwise, just use "between" alone.
I just typed "inbetween" in my browser, the only time I see it spelled "inbetween" is in European articles, so "in-between" must be American grammar.
2006-10-27 14:10:50 · answer #1 · answered by messageboardjunkie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In common English usage, in between is spelled as two words.
In my family's colloquial usage, one's inbetween's were the area in between your legs that you had to dry after getting out of the bathtub. As in "now dry your face, then your arms, then your bum, then your tummy, then your legs and feet, and last, your inbetweens."
Haven't thought of that for over 50 years!
2006-10-27 21:00:42 · answer #2 · answered by pdilks 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To my knowledge, they've always been 2 different words. I'm 37.
You probably combined the 2 words in your mind after burning up brain cells due to a hard night pf partying :)
2006-10-27 21:03:16 · answer #3 · answered by tiyo_robin 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The words are not connected.
2006-10-27 20:58:57 · answer #4 · answered by IMHO 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's two words. I've never seen them connected except in error.
I'm nearly twice your age. No clue where you picked that up....
2006-10-27 21:00:17 · answer #5 · answered by shannonfstewart 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it should be two words, in between, not one
2006-10-27 21:06:33 · answer #6 · answered by princess1panda 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not. They are two separate words.
2006-10-27 21:29:01 · answer #7 · answered by kitten lover3 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're probably thinking of it in its hyphenated form i.e. "going as an in-between".
2006-10-27 20:59:57 · answer #8 · answered by infernal_seamonkey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, but it is two words with a space.
2006-10-27 21:00:23 · answer #9 · answered by a.k.a. wolfgirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the space in between. "...
2006-10-27 20:59:28 · answer #10 · answered by god knows and sees else Yahoo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋