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Chrismlangan Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

'at' or 'by'?

Would it be "They stand at the doorway" or "They stand by the doorway"?
  

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Hi, Would it be "They stand at the doorway" or "They stand by the doorway"? You can say either. at the doorway Sees the doorway as a point, as a precise location .

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  • Hi, Would it be "They stand at the doorway" or "They stand by the doorway"?
  • You can say either.
  • at the doorway Sees the doorway as a point, as a precise location .
  • by the doorway In proximity to the doorway, beside it.
  • If they are standing 'with the doorway around them', we commonly say that they are standing in the doorway.
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Hi,

Would it be "They stand at the doorway" or "They stand by the doorway"?


You can say either.

at the doorway Sees the doorway as a point, as a precise location

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by the doorway In proximity to the doorway, beside it.


If they are standing 'with the doorway around them', we commonly say th
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