Take the 2-minute tour ×  I realize that this has been discussed
elsewhere on the site, but I was interested in the use of the
preposition "among" in a sentence from a story in yesterday's
New York Times:   My first impression was that the sentence was
incorrect, and that "between" should have been used instead.
After thinking about it for a minute, however, it seems like the
use of either preposition may be valid, but that the sentence
would mean different things depending on the choice. With
"between", the sentence is referring to inter-group differences
between the incomes of the rich and the middle class. With
"among", the sentence is referring to intra-group differences in
income among the individual members of each particular group.
Honestly I have no idea if this interpretation is correct. Can
someone please clarify this for me?  share|improve this question
I share your first impression, your subsequent analysis, and
your wish for clarification. –  zpletan Apr 17 '12 at 19:56 add
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