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Rex Posted 19 years ago
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At or in

0 01b00A 37-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering five women whose bodies were found at sites around the Ipswich area.02b00 02br
00Supermarket worker Tom Stephens was arrested by police at his home at Trimley St Martin, near Felixstowe. 02br
00He is being held on suspicion of murdering prostitutes Gemma Adams, Anneli Alderton, Tania Nicol, Paula Clennell and Annette Nicholls. 02br
00Mr Stephens is in custody at an unnamed police station in Suffolk. 02br
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00I want to know whether it would be correct to write ' at his home at Trimley St Martin'.02br
00I think it should be 'at his home in Trimley St Martin'.0-
  

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0 Hi Rex02br
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00Both 01i00in02i00 and 01i00at02i00 are used to refer to small villages and the like:02br
01i00He lives in/at Nothingville.02i02br
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00Cheers02br
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0Hi,02br
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00Yes, 'in' is better. The repetition of 'at' is not nice.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-
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