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Are the prepositions correct?
At the chemist's (or in a chemist??), at the drugstore, at the (or a??) pharmacy
Jul 7, 2018 10:36 AM
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Usually 'the' would refer to a particular chemist, etc., but sometimes is used in instructions to mean whichever chemist is applicable e.g. 'take this prescription to the chemist and get the medicine' - it could be any chemist. It is equally correct to say ''take this prescription to a chemist and get the medicine".
July 7, 2018
AT - is used for times.
At midnight," at noon",
Or contexts ex: " at work, "at school" especific places .
July 7, 2018
You may use both 'at' and 'in', depending on the context:
'She bought it at the chemist's'.
'I work in a chemist'.
'I'm in the drugstore' (emphasizing you are inside the store, not outside).
Here's an example from Cambridge Dictionary:
'Jane was a pharmacist in a chemist's in a small town'.
July 7, 2018
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