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Thongcc Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

AT OR ON

Please advise which one to use. On or at?

1) Please sit at/on the sofa to watch your movie.

2) Please put the clothes at/on the sofa.

3) Please do not eat on/at the sofa. Sit on/at the floor when you eat.

4) Please eat at the dining table.

Thank you in advance for the advise.
  

Top answer

1) Please sit on the sofa to watch your movie. 2) Please put the clothes on the sofa. 3) Please do not eat on the sofa.

— Anonymous

  • 1) Please sit on the sofa to watch your movie.
  • 2) Please put the clothes on the sofa.
  • 3) Please do not eat on the sofa.
  • Sit on the floor when you eat.
  • 4) Please eat at the dining table.
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1) Please sit on the sofa to watch your movie.

2) Please put the clothes on the sofa.

3) Please do not eat on the sofa. Sit on the floor when you eat.

4) Please eat at the dining table.
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1), 2) & 3) - all "on"; 4) "at"
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Not related to the prepositions, but as an American, I say "at the kitchen table" or "at the dining room table," but not "at the dining table." I don't know if this is regional variation or not.
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