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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

'in' or 'at'

0Sam is riding in/at the park.02br
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00Which is correct, 01i00in or02i00 at00?02br
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" Sam is inside the boundaries of the park. 02br 02br 00But then as I think about it, I'm not sure that it really matters. "0-

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  • " Sam is inside the boundaries of the park.
  • 02br 02br 00But then as I think about it, I'm not sure that it really matters.
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0My first instinct is "in." Sam is inside the boundaries of the park. 02br
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00But then as I think about it, I'm not sure that it really matters. You'll hear people say "I'm at the park." Just as often as you'll hear people say "I'm at the mall." or "I'm at the grocery store."0-
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0IMO, it depends on POV (Point Of View): 02br
01b00I am at the park02b00: I see Sam riding his bike 01b00in02b00 the park. 02br
01b00I am at home thinking about Sam, who is out at the park02b00: Yes, Sam is 01b00at02b00 the park riding his bike, he's riding his bike01b00 in
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01cite10Marius Hancu12cite10IMO, it depends on POV (Point Of View): 12br
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11b10I am at the park12b10: I see Sam riding his bike 11b10in12b10 the park. 12br
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11b10I am at home thinking about Sam, who is out at the park12b10: Yes, Sam i
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