Talk:between

Compare the usage guide with http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/between. "The rule of thumb" doesn't seem to be good advice.

Indeed. Now corrected. Pol098 15:13, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

Verb?

I found something interesting here: "Warp drives were an essential part of the Star Ship Enterprise in the long-running science fiction series Star Trek, allowing the crew to between the distant worlds they were exploring."--Providus (talk) 11:53, 28 August 2013 (UTC)

I'd almost guarantee that that's a typo, with an omitted word (jump, travel, etc.). Star Trek does not use "between" as a verb, and the newspaper article wouldn't throw in a brand-new invented verb without comment. Equinox ◑ 11:57, 28 August 2013 (UTC)

Needles

I found this entry on Wikipedia, but did not know how to add the information. Betweens or Quilting: These needles are shorter than sharps, with a small rounded eye and are used for making fine stitches on heavy fabrics such as in tailoring, quilt making and other detailed handwork; note that some manufacturers also distinguish between quilting needles and quilting between needles, the latter being slightly shorter and narrower than the former. 108.70.20.25 03:29, 13 September 2013 (UTC)

Thanks. Added at the bottom as a noun. Equinox ◑ 03:35, 13 September 2013 (UTC)

Pronunciation UK vs American

As a native American (California) English speaker, I am not entirely sure that there is any actual difference between UK and American pronunciations of this word. The UK pronunciation given is exactly the same as what my own mind perceives as being the correct way to pronounce this word. For General American, there are three different pronunciations listed , all different from the UK pronunciation. I do acknowledge that my native English is not General American; therefore I take no position on whether or not that's correct, just suggesting further examination.

Also, the two audio clips for the UK and American pronunciations sounded to me like identical pronunciations, but with one of them said in a breathier voice than the other =D Firejuggler86 (talk) 08:43, 30 April 2020 (UTC)

“*Between each” and Other Constructions with Fewer than Two Objects

Page 112 of Garner's fourth edition reads

✳Between each and Other Constructions with Fewer than Two Objects

This phrasing is a peculiar brand of illogic, ✳between each house/speech,instead of, properly, between speeches and between every two houses (native speakers of English don’t consciously think of the phrase as between each house and the next).

However I don't fully grasp its point.

Does between each house and the next mean the same as "between houses"?

Why don't native speakers consciously think of it as such? --Backinstadiums (talk) 10:39, 28 July 2020 (UTC)

Elsewhere, Garner's reads

"Between calls for a plural or compound object, but it's standard when more than one is meant: Spread butter between each layer" --Backinstadiums (talk) 11:13, 28 July 2020 (UTC)

in between times

In between times: during an intervening period; in the meantime: has written several books and teaches in between times. --Backinstadiums (talk) 09:50, 1 August 2020 (UTC)

Adverb

In the intervening space or time; in an intermediate position or relation: Two windows with a door between; visits that were far between. See also in between. --Backinstadiums (talk) 17:31, 29 June 2021 (UTC)