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Charging Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

In/At Football

Suppose there are two rival schools, School A and School B, who play a number of sports against each other.

"School A never beat School B in football."
"School A never beat School B at football."

Is "in" or "at" incorrect? If both okay, how are they different in this context?
  

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Is " in " or " at " incorrect? No, I have seen both prepositions used in this sort of context.. If both okay, how are they different in this context?

  • Is " in " or " at " incorrect?
  • No, I have seen both prepositions used in this sort of context..
  • If both okay, how are they different in this context?
  • There is no difference in meaning.
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Is "in" or "at" incorrect? No, I have seen both prepositions used in this sort of context..
If both okay, how are they different in this context? There is no difference in meaning.

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