Grammar question: Between or among

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  • Alex Franke
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    • Feb 2007
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    • Chapel Hill, NC
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    Of all of you, who should me choose between to thank?

    Originally posted by LarryG
    As originally written, "between" would be preferred. When there are more than two choices, "between" is arguably wrong. When there are only two choices, "among" is definitely wrong.
    Excellent! Great answer -- I appreciate the "As originally written." Thanks!

    Originally posted by LCHIEN
    "Please Choose one of the options."
    In this case I used "You must choose from the options provided." More than one choice is often acceptable, and I realized that "two or more" really just means "more than one," so this worked out well.

    I think if I had to use the words "two or more" I would have also used "from" as well. I guess it just sounds better to me...

    Thanks for your help! There ain't nothin' this community don't know! =)
    Last edited by Alex Franke; 09-17-2007, 02:21 PM.
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