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Natalia Piskunova
"In" or "at"
Which one is correct?
I work in the bank
or
I work at the bank
Nov 14, 2014 1:19 PM
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They're both correct. ”In(side)" is more specific since it tells that you don't just work at the bank, you work IN it; but it's not necessary in this case since no one would ever assume you work at an outdoor bank. Which one you choose in this case is just personal preference.
November 14, 2014
Thank you, Bruce. I will see this site necessarily.
November 14, 2014
I could be AT a stage in my life. I could be AT school.
I could be AT odds with my enemies. I could be AT the Store or the Airport.
I am AT the very least, generally happy if not indeed, always happy.
I am sitting AT but not IN my computer. I am sitting AT, but not IN, my desk.
Are you sitting AT your desk?
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I am ON my chair. I am ON top of all of my problems. I am ON the telephone.
I am ON the roof of my house. I am ON the Internet, but not AT or IN the Internet.
(hope this helps. Ask for more help if you like)
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Also:
Besides being AT school, I can be IN school. I can be AT or IN a store.
I would not be AT love or ON love, but I could be IN love.
If I were a country, I could be AT war with another country.
I could be involved IN a war with another country, but I would not be ON a war with another country.
Here are some other examples and lessons:
http://www.eslgold.com/grammar/in_on_at.html
Also, here is a website with a little "test" so that you can see if you use the Propositions, AT, ON, and IN correctly.
http://www.better-english.com/easier/inonat.htm
November 14, 2014
Natalia: here are some examples of the use of these:
It is a bit of an abstract thing to try to teach a foreigner. We could say that we are AT the bank or IN the bank.
Referring to education, we could say we are AT and IN a grade.
This is a finely nuanced subject. I do not know what I can do to help. It is not easy for anyone.
I recommend you study the way the words are used; but let me try by example.
If I were tiny, I could be IN a bowl of Jello. I could be IN school.
I could be IN trouble with teachers and administrators. I could be IN Jail or Prison.
I could do something IN anger. I could be IN fear. I could be IN Space.
I could be IN love. I could be IN disagreement with you.
I could be IN a good mood. Are you deep IN thought?
Are you deeply involved IN studying?
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November 14, 2014
In is right.
November 14, 2014
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Natalia Piskunova
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English, French, Russian
Learning Language
English
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