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Introduction
Troublesome Words Appendix : Punctuation Bibliography and Suggested Reading Glossary |
Bill Bryson, William McGuire Bryson,윌리엄 맥과이어 브라이슨
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Between, among.
A few authorities continue to insist that bewteen applies to two things only and among to more than two, so that we should speak of dividing some money between the two of us but among the four of us. That is useful advice as far it goes, but it doesn't always go very far. It would be absurd, for instance, to say that Chicago is among New York, Los Angeles, and Houston. more logically, between should be applied to reciprocal arrangements (a treaty between the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada) and among to collective arrangements (trade talks among the members of the European Union). A separate common problem with between is seen here: "He said the new salaries were between 30 to 40 percent more than the average paid by other retailers" (Independent). Something can only be between one thing and another. Thus you should say either "between 30 and 40 percent" or "from 30 to 40 percent". Big Ben, Strictly speaking, is not the famous clock on the Houses of Parliament in London but just the great hour bell, so a passing visitor will hear Big Ben but never see it. THe formal name of the clock, for what it is worth, is the clock on St. Stephen's Tower on the Palace of Westminster. p.27-28 |