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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

at/in peace

You will never be at/in peace until you have discovered where your father is.

John died in/at peace.

Should I use in or at peace in the above samples and why? What are the differences between the two phrases? Thanks.
  

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I would use "at peace" in both of your examples. I think "at peace" is more of a state of mind, while "in peace" suggest that no external force is disturbing you. We hope that countries might co-exist in peace instead of in conflict.

— Khoff

  • I would use "at peace" in both of your examples.
  • I think "at peace" is more of a state of mind, while "in peace" suggest that no external force is disturbing you.
  • We hope that countries might co-exist in peace instead of in conflict.
  • "Rest in Peace" is often written on gravestones -- once a person dies, nothing can ever disturb him again.
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I would use "at peace" in both of your examples. I think "at peace" is more of a state of mind, while "in peace" suggest that no external force is disturbing you.

We hope that countries might co-exist in peace instead of in conflict.

"Rest in Peace" is often written on gravestones -- once a person dies, nothing can ever disturb him again.
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KhoffI would use "at peace" in both of your examples. I think "at peace" is more of a state of mind, while "in peace" suggest that no external force is disturbing you.

We hope that countries might co-exist in peace instead of in conflict.

"Rest in Peace" is often written on gravestones -- once a person dies, nothing can ever disturb him again.
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If I read "John died at peace" I would think that his mind was at ease, he was not troubled by guilt or remorse or anything like that. If I read "John died in peace" I would think that he had a peaceful death -- perhaps at home in bed asleep, rather than in an emergency room with doctors pounding on his chest and sticking tubes down his throat.

Other people's interpretations may vary,
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