Saturday, January 26, 2013

Among vs. Between

Keduanya merupakan preposisi yang dalam bahasa Indonesia memiliki arti "di antara". Namun masing-masing mengandung makna yang berbeda. Coba perhatikan baik-baik. 

"between" = di antara (dua)
- The office has two desks with a table between them.
- He stood between his mother and his father.

"among" = di antara (banyak)
- The ball was hidden among the leaves.
- The people of the town were frightened to think that a killer might be living among them.

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