Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

between you and i

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.72 in modern English

Syllables: be-tween y-ou and i
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Alternative form of between you and me.

Example Sentences

"Sweet Baſſanio, My ſhips haue all miſcarried, my Creditors grow cruell, my eſtate is very low: my bond to the Iew is forfet, and ſince in paying it, it is impoſſible I ſhould liue, all debts are cleered betweene you and I if I might but ſee you at my death."

Etymology

Popularized by William Shakespeare in The Merchant of Venice, see quotations.

Questions

What does between you and i mean?: Alternative form of between you and me.
Where does between you and i come from?: Popularized by William Shakespeare in The Merchant of Venice, see quotations.

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