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Renjithvsathyan Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Doubt on 'in' and 'at'
1.GREAT AMBIENCE, GREAT SURPRISE
at the tallest hotel in the city.
2.GREAT AMBIENCE, GREAT SURPRISE
in the tallest hotel in the city.
Which of the sentence is correct?
pls explain the usage of 'in' and 'at'
at the tallest hotel in the city.
2.GREAT AMBIENCE, GREAT SURPRISE
in the tallest hotel in the city.
Which of the sentence is correct?
pls explain the usage of 'in' and 'at'
Top answer
Both are correct English, but #1 seems best to me here. "at" makes it sound more like an exciting destination -- a building that's an important feature of the locality. The use of "in" and "at" is very complex in English (this is true of prepositions in general).
- Both are correct English, but #1 seems best to me here.
- "at" makes it sound more like an exciting destination -- a building that's an important feature of the locality.
- The use of "in" and "at" is very complex in English (this is true of prepositions in general).
- Even native speakers can find it very hard to explain the difference or say why they would use one rather than the other in a given situation.
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Both are correct English, but #1 seems best to me here. "at" makes it sound more like an exciting destination -- a building that's an important feature of the locality.
The use of "in" and "at" is very complex in English (this is true of prepositions in general). Even native speakers can find it very hard to explain the difference or say why they would use one rather than the other in a
The use of "in" and "at" is very complex in English (this is true of prepositions in general). Even native speakers can find it very hard to explain the difference or say why they would use one rather than the other in a
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