{"id":10203,"date":"2023-03-15T12:27:32","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T11:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.difference101.com\/?p=10203"},"modified":"2023-03-15T12:29:36","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T11:29:36","slug":"among-vs-amongst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.difference101.com\/among-vs-amongst\/","title":{"rendered":"Among vs. Amongst: What\u2019s The Difference Between Among And Amongst?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Among vs. Amongst<\/strong> are used as prepositions in a sentence and have the same meanings. That’s why people often confuse these two words and use them interchangeably. But these words are different from each other in many ways. The main difference between among and amongst is that among is the older version of Amongst, as it was discovered 200 years before amongst. So, among is a root in old English, while amongst is a root in Middle English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Language<\/strong><\/td>Both words belong to the English language<\/td><\/tr>
Meaning<\/strong><\/td>Both words have the same meaning, ” in middle of.”<\/td><\/tr>
Version<\/strong><\/td>Among is the older version of amongst<\/td><\/tr>
Rooted<\/strong><\/td>Among roots back to old English, while amongst middle<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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