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Chiageraldine Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

AT vs ON vs IN

When do we use these prepositions? I always have trouble deciding what the right preposition to use in my sentences. For instance:

LIVE ON or LIVE IN or LIVE AT


or

SEE YOU ON or SEE YOU IN or SEE YOU AT (date and place)

What is the general rule regarding the use of these prepositions?

PS

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Top answer

chiageraldine LIVE ON or LIVE IN or LIVE AT Use "on" when it is a flat place and you are living on top of it: I live on the fourth floor of the high rise building. He lives on the river. I live on the plains of Texas.

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  • chiageraldine LIVE ON or LIVE IN or LIVE AT Use "on" when it is a flat place and you are living on top of it: I live on the fourth floor of the high rise building.
  • He lives on the river.
  • I live on the plains of Texas.
  • The Native Americans lived on the mesa.
  • Penguins live on the ice.
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chiageraldineLIVE ON or LIVE IN or LIVE AT
Use "on" when it is a flat place and you are living on top of it:

I live on the fourth floor of the high rise building.
He lives on the river.
I live on the plains of Texas.
The Native Americans lived on the mesa.
Penguins live on the ice.

Use "in" if you can go inside of
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Useful. But when referring to a web page?
My guess is this:
Visit our website AT www.FGHFJHGFJGHFHG.com
ON the home page, click on BIO
IN the BIO tab, you'll find more info.

Does this sound correct?
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What if you are suggesting something "on your website" or "in your website"? In or On?
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I don't know why you would argue with Lewis Carroll's English, but there is nothing wrong with his sentence.
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do I say I would like to focus on public policy or I would like to focus in public polciy when choose a course of study? Thanks...EM
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'Focus on + topic'. You will need to learn these verb + preposition combinations individually.
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So why would you say "I grew up ON a farm" instead of "IN a farm"? It's a delimited space, right? Shouldn't it be IN?
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AnonymousSo why would you say "I grew up ON a farm" instead of "IN a farm"? It's a delimited space, right? Shouldn't it be IN?
The English speaker conceives of a farm as a surface, not as an enclosure.

CJ
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Juxtaposing "ranch" with "farm", would you say also "I grew up ON a ranch"...or, rather, "I grew up IN a ranch"? What about "I live ON a ranch" versus "I live IN a ranch"? Ranch is kindred to farm; actually, a large-scale farm.
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