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at and in when places using

March 05, 2017
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#We use at: *to refer to a position or location which we see as a point: I was sitting at my desk. *to talk about locations at companies, workplaces when we see them as a place of activity: How many people are working at Microsoft? *to refer to activities which involve a group of people: Were you at Lisa’s party? (also at the cinema, at the theatre) *with school/college/university: She always did well at school. *to refer to an address: They once lived at number 12 South George’s Street. *to talk about public places where we get treatments, such as a hairdresser’s or doctor’s surgery: I can’t meet at four. I’ll be at the hairdresser’s until five. *to refer to most shops: Look what I bought at the butcher’s today. # We use in: *to talk about locations within a larger area: I know my book is somewhere in this room. Can anyone see it? *to talk about workplaces when we see them as a physical location: She works in an open-plan office. (but we use on when we talk about a farm: I’ve always wanted to work on a farm.) *with class: He found it difficult to concentrate in class.
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 Learn English Free Common Mistakes and Confusing Words in English If you want the dictionary definition, just double click on any word.at vs in People get very confused about these two prepositions, but there are a couple of simple tips you can use to help yourself remember how to use them. In, as a preposition of place, is usually used to talk about the position of someone or something inside large places such as countries, continents, big cities etc. For example:- She grew up in New Zealand. At, as a preposition of place, is usually used to talk about the position of someone or something inside small and unimportant places such as villages, small towns etc. For example:- I'lll meet you at the pub. At is also commonly used with proper names such as buildings or organizations. For example:- I first met her at Harrods. She works at the bank. In, as a preposition of time, is usually used when talking about parts of the day. For example:- I'll see you in the morning, in the evening, in the afternoon. At, as a preposition of time, is usually used with clock time. For example:- My train leaves at 6.30 am.
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Time frame::: AT: at 7:00pm(small time frame).. . at 2:00pm IN: in july In 5 months( broader view..... Period of time) Location:: AT: at my Village ( complete/ exact address). IN: In hyd, in India ( countries, states, etc).
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we use at to show location
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at is correct
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at and in when places using
#We use at: *to refer to a position or location which we see as a point: I was sitting at my desk. *to talk about locations at companies, workplaces when we see them as a place of activity: How many people are working at Microsoft? *to refer to activities which involve a group of people: Were you at Lisa’s party? (also at the cinema, at the theatre) *with school/college/university: She always did well at school. *to refer to an address: They once lived at number 12 South George’s Street. *to talk about public places where we get treatments, such as a hairdresser’s or doctor’s surgery: I can’t meet at four. I’ll be at the hairdresser’s until five. *to refer to most shops: Look what I bought at the butcher’s today. # We use in: *to talk about locations within a larger area: I know my book is somewhere in this room. Can anyone see it? *to talk about workplaces when we see them as a physical location: She works in an open-plan office. (but we use on when we talk about a farm: I’ve always wanted to work on a farm.) *with class: He found it difficult to concentrate in class.

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