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Fire1 Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Be at something

1. I was at cards.

2. I was at strange people.


I know the above sentences sound unnatural, but I wonder what the sentences would mean literally.


I think the sentences literally mean almost the same as "I was surrounded with/by cards" or "I was surrounded with/by strange people"


Am I right?


Or could you draw the pictures of what you think of the two sentences and upload them here? It would be very helpful for me to understand English better!

  

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1. I was at cards. This is very archaic English.

— Clive

  • 1.
  • I was at cards.
  • This is very archaic English.
  • It meant I was playing cards.
  • 2.
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1. I was at cards. This is very archaic English. It meant I was playing cards.

2. I was at strange people. Perhaps : I was located near strange people.

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