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Anglista2008 Posted 18 years ago
in school, in work ???
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in school, in work ???
Hi there,
For my whole life I've thought (and I still do) that we say at work, at school, at home instead of in work, in school, in home but recently I've come across exactly such phrases... Can someone explain it to me?
Thanks,
Best wishes,
For my whole life I've thought (and I still do) that we say at work, at school, at home instead of in work, in school, in home but recently I've come across exactly such phrases... Can someone explain it to me?
Thanks,
Best wishes,
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Hi, For my whole life I've thought (and I still do) that we say at work, at school, at home These are OK, of course. Although context has a bearing. instead of in work, in school, in home but recently I've come across exactly such phrases...
- Hi, For my whole life I've thought (and I still do) that we say at work, at school, at home These are OK, of course.
- Although context has a bearing.
- instead of in work, in school, in home but recently I've come across exactly such phrases...
- Can someone explain it to me?
- 'In school' is also a standard phrase.
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Hi,
For my whole life I've thought (and I still do) that we say at work, at school, at home These are OK, of course. Although context has a bearing.
instead of in work, in school, in home but recently I've come across exactly such phrases... Can someone explain it to me?
'In school' is also a standard phrase. eg She gets good marks in school.
Can y
For my whole life I've thought (and I still do) that we say at work, at school, at home These are OK, of course. Although context has a bearing.
instead of in work, in school, in home but recently I've come across exactly such phrases... Can someone explain it to me?
'In school' is also a standard phrase. eg She gets good marks in school.
Can y
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I can hardly recall those sentences... but I remember that I've heard a native speaker (US) who said (or HAS said???) something like: How are things in (your) work.
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Hi,
People can say many things, often carelessly, and prepositions tend to be very fluid. That doesn't mean there are aren't certain set phrases that tend to be said a lot. Like 'at work'.
Clive
People can say many things, often carelessly, and prepositions tend to be very fluid. That doesn't mean there are aren't certain set phrases that tend to be said a lot. Like 'at work'.
Clive
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well then... is it correct to say in work or in school ? because in home is not, as we know, right?
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Hi,
well then... is it correct to say in work or in school ? because in home is not, as we know, right?
'in school' - is not uncommon at all. eg Tomdies does well in school. eg Is your child in school yet?
'in work' - can certainly be said. A simple Google check finds 24.3 million hits for these 2 words together. If some
well then... is it correct to say in work or in school ? because in home is not, as we know, right?
'in school' - is not uncommon at all. eg Tom
'in work' - can certainly be said. A simple Google check finds 24.3 million hits for these 2 words together. If some
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Ta. 
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