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Old December 4th 12, 08:41 AM posted to alt.usage.english,sci.astro
James Hogg
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Default Astronomy scoop from Sydney Morning Herald.

Stan Brown wrote:
On Sun, 02 Dec 2012 22:40:32 -0600, Mark Sieving wrote:
On Sun, 2 Dec 2012 20:27:07 -0800 (PST), fabzorba
wrote:

"Cassini, a joint project between NASA, the European Space Agency and
the Italian Space Agency,


_Between_ A, B, and C?


Oxford Guide to English Usage:

"There are no grounds for objection to the use of /between/ to express
relations, actions, movements, etc. involving more than two parties;
/among/ should not be substituted in, e.g., /Cordial relations between
Britain, Greece, and Turkey/.

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James