Yessiree, Bob. (Who is Bob, anyway?) Our family's cell phone contract is up and so the fam (all but me, actually) went to the Verizon store and got a new plan and new phones. My sister picked one out for me and met me in Taneytown so she could give it to me. It's pretty cool; it flips-but sideways; it plays music; it allows me to have J&M's Perfectly as a ringtone. Oh my, the post editor is underlining "ringtone." Apparently no one has notified the folks at Oxford that this word is now part of common usage among Americans. I wonder what is the difference between among and amongst. (*dictionary.com.......*)
Let us compare:
a·mong 
/əˈmʌŋ/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[uh-muhng] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –preposition | 1. | in, into, or through the midst of; in association or connection with; surrounded by: He was among friends. |
| 2. | in the midst of, so as to influence: missionary work among the local people. |
| 3. | with a share for each of: Divide the cigars among you. |
| 4. | in the number, class, or group of; of or out of: That is among the things we must do. |
| 5. | by all or with the whole of; by most or with many of: popular among the people. |
| 6. | by the joint or reciprocal action of: Settle it among yourselves. |
| 7. | each with the other; mutually: They quarreled among themselves. |
| 8. | familiar to or characteristic of: a proverb among the Spanish. |
a·mongst /əˈmʌŋst, əˈmʌŋkst/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[uh-muhngst, uh-muhngkst] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –preposition Chiefly British.
[Origin:
1200–50; earlier
amongs, ME
amonges, equiv. to
among among +
-es adv. gen. suffix; excrescent
-t as in
against]
Well, there you have it folks. Among and amongst are practically the same word, the difference subsisting in the place of employment. Amongst is "chiefly British."
Amen. Q.E.D. C'est tout.
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