I've heard that among and amongst are used interchangeably, but one source stated that it the following word began with a vowel, then it should be "amongst". I've never heard of that before; is it correct?
2007-09-29 11:48:16 · 8 answers · asked by Insert nickname here 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
among is singular, amongst is plural.
among my group of my friends..
amongst the crowd.
you use among for small groups.
amongst is for big groups.
it means inside the group. examples:
among the gay people, they like to be gay.
amongst the people in the concert there was a lot of girls.
kinda see? it's hard to explain. sorry.
hope this helps
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Grammar question--among vs. amongst?
I've heard that among and amongst are used interchangeably, but one source stated that it the following word began with a vowel, then it should be "amongst". I've never heard of that before; is it correct?
2015-08-16 18:38:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Amongst, along with amidst, whilst, and maybe some others I can't think of, mean exactly the same as their non '-st' counterparts and may be used interchangeably. The '-st' versions are more common in the UK than the US, but they are certainly still used here.
2007-09-29 13:33:45 · answer #5 · answered by dollhaus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Crowd in that example is still singular though.
According to www.dictionary.com, "amongst is chiefly British", and it just redirects you to the word among, so I'm guessing it's an older word that we don't use any more.
So you'd probably be right in thinking they're interchangeable.
2007-09-29 11:58:04 · answer #6 · answered by Ultima vyse 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
english 101. among is correct in all cases. amongst is incorrect to use.
2013-12-01 18:23:37 · answer #7 · answered by david 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the only difference is that amongst is a little more formal, but that's about it. You can use both equally.
2007-09-29 11:56:29 · answer #8 · answered by interpreters_are_hot 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The definition and usage of both words is exactly the same. It may, however, be that "among" is used in the U.S. while "amongst" is used in the UK.
2016-03-16 03:43:04 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never heard of that before, I don´t think so.
2007-09-29 11:52:11 · answer #10 · answered by inesmon 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋