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What is difference between "at" and "in"? For example: "My sister works in the station" or "My sister works at the station"? "I'm at the station" or "I'm in the station"?
Aug 19, 2014 7:08 PM
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"My sister works at the station" is most common. "My sister works in the station" would be unusual. We might say "work in finance" or "work in France" but not usually "work in" + location. "I'm at the station" is the more general location (you could be outside, or maybe the building); "I'm in the station" means you are inside the building. There's no simple rule with these words, and even native speakers might use them differently.
August 19, 2014
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When you say, "My sister works at the station", you are telling us WHERE she works. When you say, "My sister works in the station", you are telling us that at the station, she is working INSIDE.
August 19, 2014
Thanks Fraser!
August 19, 2014
''Works in the station'' i would take it that she worked within the buildong but not for them. ''Works at the station'' i would presume she worked for the station... :) 'Six and half a dozen' mate
August 19, 2014
Thanks Sven! The context needs to be analyzed, right?
August 19, 2014
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