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Swethaamar Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

At and In

Hi,

Could you please tell me when do we use at and in.

Is it right to use

I am in Chennai or
I am at chennai?

Please tell me when do we use at and in and what difference does it make.

Thanks
Swetha
  

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Hi Swetha, Welcome to English Forums. The two prepositions 'in' and 'at' have many uses, but when we are speaking of a physical location: we use 'in' when we are considering the two- or three-dimensional quality of the location-- 'I live in Chennai' -- you are thinking of your home, a building located somewhere within the city boundary. 'At' is used when the location is being thought of as a non-dimensional point, as on a map, or on the Earth-- 'my plane landed at Chennai before continuing to Mumbai'.

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  • Hi Swetha, Welcome to English Forums.
  • The two prepositions 'in' and 'at' have many uses, but when we are speaking of a physical location: we use 'in' when we are considering the two- or three-dimensional quality of the location-- 'I live in Chennai' -- you are thinking of your home, a building located somewhere within the city boundary.
  • 'At' is used when the location is being thought of as a non-dimensional point, as on a map, or on the Earth-- 'my plane landed at Chennai before continuing to Mumbai'.
  • Many times, the difference is minimal-- 'I had coffee in/at Starbuck's this morning'.
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Hi Swetha,

Welcome to English Forums.

The two prepositions 'in' and 'at' have many uses, but when we are speaking of a physical location: we use 'in' when we are considering the two- or three-dimensional quality of the location-- 'I live in Chennai' -- you are thinking of your home, a building located somewhere within the city boundary. 'At' is used when the location i
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