What is the difference?
I entered and found him standing by/at the bar.
anonymous What is the difference? I entered and found him standing by/at the bar. at the bar: close enough to touch the bar, possibly leaning against the bar by the bar: near the bar; closer to the bar than to any other prominent feature in the room which might serve as a means of indicating his location CJ
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anonymousWhat is the difference?
I entered and found him standing by/at the bar.
at the bar: close enough to touch the bar, possibly leaning against the bar
by the bar: near the bar; closer to the bar than to any other prominent feature in the room which might serve as a means of indicating his location
CJ