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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
decorating at /in the classroom
Can I say,
They are decorating at / in the classroom.
They are decorating at / in the classroom.
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You can say both, Vincent, but they mean different things. at the classroom - suggests that they are doing their decorating outside the classroom. in the classroom - suggests they are doing it inside.
- You can say both, Vincent, but they mean different things.
- at the classroom - suggests that they are doing their decorating outside the classroom.
- in the classroom - suggests they are doing it inside.
- If they are doing it inside, that suggests that it is the classroom that they are decorating, in which case we should say They are decorating the classroom.
- By definition one can't do that anywhere else.
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You can say both, Vincent, but they mean different things.
at the classroom - suggests that they are doing their decorating outside the classroom.
in the classroom - suggests they are doing it inside.
If they are doing it inside, that suggests that it is the classroom that they are decorating, in which case we should say They are decorating the classroom. By definition one
at the classroom - suggests that they are doing their decorating outside the classroom.
in the classroom - suggests they are doing it inside.
If they are doing it inside, that suggests that it is the classroom that they are decorating, in which case we should say They are decorating the classroom. By definition one
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