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PreciousJones Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

College

Talking about a college campus.

I heard the campus is nice at Malibu. Or

I heard the campus is nice in Malibu.

And

I chose to study at the Los Angeles location. Or

I chose to study in the Los Angeles location.

Which is correct?
  

Top answer

Neither version is really bad, but at is preferable in the first pair. I'd say, The campus at Malibu is nice. I'm fairly indifferent in the second pair.

— CalifJim

  • Neither version is really bad, but at is preferable in the first pair.
  • I'd say, The campus at Malibu is nice.
  • I'm fairly indifferent in the second pair.
  • Both sound all right.
  • Personally, I'd use at .
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Neither version is really bad, but at is preferable in the first pair.

I'd say, The campus at Malibu is nice.

I'm fairly indifferent in the second pair. Both sound all right. Personally, I'd use at.

CJ
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PreciousJonesTalking about a college campus.

I heard the campus is nice at Malibu. [N]

I heard the campus in Malibu is nice. Malibu is a city, so use "in".


I chose to study at the Los Angeles location. With "location" you could use either one, but since "
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canadian45
PreciousJonesTalking about a college campus. I heard the campus is nice at Malibu.

I heard the campus in Malibu is nice. Malibu is a city, so use "in". I chose to study at the Los Angeles location. With "location" you could use either one, but since "location" geographically is generally less specific than "city" "at" sounds
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PreciousJonesPlease help me clarify which is the most appropriate answer.
Check Google and you'll find millions of "campus at" as well as millions of "campus in". It really doesn't make a lot of difference. The same is true of "at * location" and "in * location". Both get about 20 billion hits.

CJ
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PreciousJones
canadian45
PreciousJonesTalking about a college campus. I heard the campus is nice at Malibu. I heard the campus in Malibu is nice. Malibu is a city, so use "in". I chose to study at the Los Angeles location. With "location" you could use either one, but since "location" geographically is generally less spec
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