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Hans51 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

'Come in (at) second'

Korea had lower maternal and infant mortality rates than Japan and the United States, which came in at 32nd and 33rd, respectively.

This is a sentence I got in a news article and I was wondering if we need at in the sentence because I usually have seen phrases like come in second, come in 2nd, etc, or is there a meaning difference between come in at second and come in second?

What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual in advance!
  

Top answer

Hans51 d I was wondering if we need at in the sentence No. Hans51 is there a meaning difference between come in at second and come in second? No.

— Mister Micawber

  • Hans51 d I was wondering if we need at in the sentence No.
  • Hans51 is there a meaning difference between come in at second and come in second?
  • No.
  • Hans51 What do you native English speakers think?
  • I have never liked the comma before 'respectively'.
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Hans51d I was wondering if we need at in the sentence
No.
Hans51 is there a meaning difference between come in at second and come in second?
No.
Hans51What do you native English speakers think?
I have never liked the comma before 'respectively'.
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Thank you so much so you mean at is not needed and although the sentence with at is wrong, there is no meaning difference between come in second and come in at second?
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Hans51the sentence with at is wrong
Where did I say that it was wrong?
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I thought that "no" means "wrong" when I ask if we need "at".Emotion: embarrassed
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Hans51I thought that "no" means "wrong" when I ask if we need "at"
'No' means that you don't need it. How could I have made myself more clear?
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