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Use of preposition

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In the sentence

 

"They discovered a discrepancy in the witnesses' stories."

 

should the preposition after discrepancy be "in," "between," or "among"?

asked Nov 01 '12 at 22:05 Lorraine Kehler New member
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Use 'in' or 'between' if there are two witnesses, or 'in' or 'among' if there are three or more.

link comment answered Nov 01 '12 at 22:17 Lewis Neidhardt Expert

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