Timeline for "On the equivalence of A and B" or "between A and B"
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| Jul 23, 2014 at 21:09 | answer | added | Guybrush Threepwood | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jul 6, 2014 at 2:56 | comment | added | curiousdannii | @Scott that rule smells like prescriptivist nonsense. These days they're probably effectively synonymous and I see no reason to make up rules for them. | |
| Jul 5, 2014 at 22:13 | comment | added | Henry | @Scott: I do not think you can say that as a definitive rule. See an earlier question | |
| Jul 5, 2014 at 20:54 | comment | added | Scott - Слава Україні | Another part of the answer is that you should use between when talking about two things, and among for three or more. | |
| Jul 5, 2014 at 20:26 | comment | added | wonderich | @ John, This is useful. Now I know which one I aim for. | |
| Jul 5, 2014 at 19:50 | comment | added | John Lawler | Let's stick with two, OK? The first two suggest a different emphasis. (1) is a demonstration that A and B are equivalent, while (2) is a discussion about the nature of the equivalence, and perhaps its evolution, variation, and implications. | |
| Jul 5, 2014 at 19:10 | history | asked | wonderich | CC BY-SA 3.0 |