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OttoJ Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

At/in

Is my sentence correct?

-Located at XYZ Bay, it is a restaurant themed on Disney movies, where you can enjoy a fabulous lunch for two.

XYZ Bay is not exactly a bay, but the name of part of a city or town. Is it correct to use AT? If yes, what's the difference between AT and IN in meaning in this case?
  

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OttoJ XYZ Bay is not exactly a bay Given the context, you should probably say that it's not really a bay. If it's not exactly a bay then it could still be very much like a bay, in which case "in XYZ Bay" could be in the water. OttoJ Is it correct to use AT?

— CalifJim

  • OttoJ XYZ Bay is not exactly a bay Given the context, you should probably say that it's not really a bay.
  • If it's not exactly a bay then it could still be very much like a bay, in which case "in XYZ Bay" could be in the water.
  • OttoJ Is it correct to use AT?
  • No.
  • Restaurants are located in towns or parts of towns.
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OttoJXYZ Bay is not exactly a bay
Given the context, you should probably say that it's not really a bay. If it's not exactly a bay then it could still be very much like a bay, in which case "in XYZ Bay" could be in the water.
OttoJIs it correct to use AT?
No. Restaurants are located in towns or parts of towns
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CalifJimRestaurants are located in towns or parts of towns.
-[...] playing chess with a little man who was in the tea trade and lived at Surbiton, [...]

Wikipedia says Surbiton (The above quotation not from Wiki) is 'an area'; do you think nowadays 'at' is wrong and
'in' should be used?
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Your quotation is from a book published in 1927. Most people would say 'in' today. Incidentally, most people who know Surbiton think of it as a town rather than an 'area', despite what Wikipedia says.
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