ToBE #19 : Between you, me and him

Barring rare exceptions, between stands for among the two.

• Guindy Station is between Saidapet and St. Thomas Mount.
• I am caught between the devil and the deep sea.

The above sentences are examples of 'between' representing an intermediate point.

The following is in the context of 'combined':

• Between them, Gavaskar and Border have 20,000 runs.

The following is in the context of 'as restricted information':

• Between you and me, the new recruit is not doing his work. (here it means - in confidence/secret)

'In between' is used to refer to a gap in terms of space or time or among people, ideas, etc.

• Ravi works in a hotel during day, goes to evening college and learns music in between.
• My father wanted me to be an accountant, my mother wanted me to be a doctor and I was caught in between. (No, never use 'in between them' or 'in between the two').