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Pleasehelp Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
In/at
What's the difference between:
I'm staying in South America and I'm staying at the Ritz.
Could the two preps be interchangeable?
I'm staying in South America and I'm staying at the Ritz.
Could the two preps be interchangeable?
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Hi p-h, You could probably get away with saying, in the Ritz , but most definitely not at South America . I can see how this might be confusing. Just remember that at is always used when referring to a specific site--at the hotel, at the race track, at church, at the British Museum.
- Hi p-h, You could probably get away with saying, in the Ritz , but most definitely not at South America .
- I can see how this might be confusing.
- Just remember that at is always used when referring to a specific site--at the hotel, at the race track, at church, at the British Museum.
- South America is not a single place, so takes the word, in .
- The preposition, in , is more flexible.
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Hi p-h,
You could probably get away with saying, in the Ritz, but most definitely not at South America. I can see how this might be confusing.
Just remember that at is always used when referring to a specific site--at the hotel, at the race track, at church, at the British Museum. South America is not a single place, so takes the word, in. The preposition
You could probably get away with saying, in the Ritz, but most definitely not at South America. I can see how this might be confusing.
Just remember that at is always used when referring to a specific site--at the hotel, at the race track, at church, at the British Museum. South America is not a single place, so takes the word, in. The preposition
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