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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

How was your day in your school?

I know that we can use at / in school for the same meaning, but I think people usually say, "How was your day at school?", not "How was your day in school, or in / at your school". Is there a particular reason people say just the fixed one? Thank you so much as usual and have a good day.
  

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Anonymous I know that we can use at / in school for the same meaning No. They are different. Anonymous Is there a particular reason ...

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous I know that we can use at / in school for the same meaning No.
  • They are different.
  • Anonymous Is there a particular reason ...
  • Yes.
  • in school refers only to a location inside a building.
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AnonymousI know that we can use at / in school for the same meaning
No. They are different.
AnonymousIs there a particular reason ...
Yes. in school refers only to a location inside a building. at school refers to participation in the activities associated with a school.

We don't usually want to say
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Thank you and I am really confused because of this definition:

3 [uncountable] (used without the or a) the time during the day when children are working in a school.

Shall I meet you after school today? School begins at 9. The kids are at/in school until 3.30. after-school activities.
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Anonymousin /at school in my example is not the same as the definition?
It doesn't seem exactly the same, but that doesn't matter so much.

The speaker may wish to emphasize the presence of the children in the school building (in) or the participation of the children in school activities (at). In either case the duration from 9 to 3:30 is the same.
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