Re: the liaison between or the liaison among??

Subject: Re: the liaison between or the liaison among??
From: Peter Neilson <neilson -at- windstream -dot- net>
To: "Hemstreet, Deborah" <DHemstreet -at- kaydon -dot- com>
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:27:51 -0400

Hemstreet, Deborah wrote:
> Should I write:
>
> The X Dept. serves as the liaison between a, b, c, and d.
> OR
> The X Dept. serves as the liaison among a, b, c, and d.

First of all, it probably doesn't. More likely it gets in the way, or at
least introduces noise. (We know from your previous writings that the
place has room for improvement. But then so does everything, even you
and me.)

Secondly, when faced with a choice like that, you probably need a
different statement. You could turn it inside out, something like this:
"A, B, C and D use the X Dept not only to make coffee and to shake the
toner in the laser printer, but also to resolve conflicts that may arise
between any of those departments."
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