have you ever wondered what the
difference is between the words between
and among and if you can use them
interchangeably or if you need to choose
one well the answer is that they are
different and you use them in a
different way in different sentences as
a rule of thumb between is used when
you're talking about two people or two
things you use among if you're talking
about more than two people or more than
two things and I like to remember this
by thinking of two cliches actually we
tend to not like cliches in writing but
sometimes they can be good memory
devices one is the phrase just between
you and me
well between is correct here because
we're talking about you and me were just
two people so it's just between you and
me and that's one way that you can
remember that between is used for two
people on the other hand we have a
sentence like you are among friends in
this case you might picture a large
group of friends more than two and
that's why we use the word among to
indicate that we're talking about a
bigger group of people
so again if you're wondering about the
difference between between and among
remember that between is used for two
people and among is used for a larger
group more than two people