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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

At or in school?

If I'm introducing my sister to a friend, would it be correct to say "Meet my sister Leanne. She's still at school."? Should "at" be replaced with "in"?

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Anonymous If I'm introducing my sister to a friend, would it be correct to say "Meet my sister Leanne. "? Thanks You can't say she's still at school very easily unless you are introducing her at a time when you, she, and the friend are all physically present at the school in question.

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  • Anonymous If I'm introducing my sister to a friend, would it be correct to say "Meet my sister Leanne.
  • "?
  • Thanks You can't say she's still at school very easily unless you are introducing her at a time when you, she, and the friend are all physically present at the school in question.
  • And in that case it would be so obvious that she was at school that it would be absurd to mention it.
  • If you make the introduction anywhere else, you can't say she's at school because she's not at school.
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Anonymous If I'm introducing my sister to a friend, would it be correct to say "Meet my sister Leanne. She's still at school."? Should "at" be replaced with "in"?Thanks
You can't say she's still at school very easily unless you are introducing her at a time when you, she, and the friend are all physically present at the school in question. And in that
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Thanks, CJ. I understand what you're saying, but I'm sure I've heard people from the UK say "at" in that context. Of course, it's possible they don't know the difference between "at" and "in". Is it possible it's a BrE thing? Maybe some BrE speakers could comment.
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"at school" (British English)
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Thanks. I had a feeling that might be the case!
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