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TeacherJapan Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

In or at?

I left my library (. ) the library.

1) at
2) in

Which would you use? Any differences in meaning?
  

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teacherJapan I left my library (. ) the library. What do you mean by I left my library (at,in) the library?

  • teacherJapan I left my library (.
  • ) the library.
  • What do you mean by I left my library (at,in) the library?
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teacherJapanI left my library (. ) the library.
What do you mean by I left my library (at,in) the library?
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oh, I am terribly sorry!!!! I left my umbrella (. ) the library. I am sorry about that!
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teacherJapan oh, I am terribly sorry!!!! I left my umbrella (. ) the library. I am sorry about that!
I left my umbrella in the library.

'at' would mean the umbrella is either inside or outside the library. To me, it is unlikely for a person to leave an umbrella outside a library.
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I see no significant difference between the two. I think I'd probably use 'at'.
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Thank you both very much for your answers!

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