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Liveinjapan Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

At/from

Download the software at/from the website.

Are at and from interchangeable here?
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I would say so, unless the download at one website was via a link to another website-- then 'at' seems more reasonable.

— Mister Micawber

  • I would say so, unless the download at one website was via a link to another website-- then 'at' seems more reasonable.
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I would say so, unless the download at one website was via a link to another website-- then 'at' seems more reasonable.
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A question: would "on" make sense too? - You can download it on the official website.
Thanks.
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People probably say that, too. It made me pause for a minute, though.
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Thanks, Mr M and Kooyeen. Understand.
I think 'download' is less likely to be followed by 'on' than other actions, maybe.
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KooyeenA question: would "on" make sense too? - You can download it on the official website.Thanks.
Since we don't usually download anything on any web, technically it sounds wrong. We download from a web site to a computer. If you're uploading something on a website, this sentence would make sense then.

You can download it from the official w
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Well, I don't know if there is a way to delete an answer after posting. I mistakenly posted it twice and now I can do nothing about it, but edit.
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