# among vs amongst?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/among-vs-amongst/219707>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 18, 2003, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/among-vs-amongst/219707 "2003-12-18T06:19:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![OliverTwistofLime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/b487fb/32.png) [@OliverTwistofLime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OliverTwistofLime)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/among-vs-amongst/219707/1 "2003-12-18T06:19:42Z")

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When I utilize the word among I find that the word amongst always comes to mind and I stumble over which word to choose.

Would any of you straighten this out for me, please?

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**Author:** ![DarrenS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@DarrenS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarrenS)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/among-vs-amongst/219707/2 "2003-12-18T06:32:22Z")

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Check out [The Columbia Guide to Standard American English](http://www.bartleby.com/68/49/349.html).

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**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/among-vs-amongst/219707/3 "2003-12-18T08:27:41Z")

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I would choose _among_. _Amongst_ is a little dated and flowery.