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New2grammar Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

in/at the corner

0I pity John, the guys who sits in/at the corner alone. 02br
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00I feel 01i00in02i00 is more suitable in this context because it gives the miserable feeling which 01i00at02i00 does not02br
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00Do you agree with me?02br
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00Thanks in advance!0-
  

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0 Yes, in is better with just 'corner'. If you said 'at the corner table' that would be correct, not in. 0-

— Nona the brit

  • 0 Yes, in is better with just 'corner'.
  • If you said 'at the corner table' that would be correct, not in.
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0 Yes, in is better with just 'corner'. If you said 'at the corner table' that would be correct, not in. 0-
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0 Whether it is "in" or "at" depends on the type of corner, rather than how pitiful the individual appears. An internal corner is "in"; an external corner is "at"; and a corner that can be conceived as both internal or external is "on". 02br
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00John sat in the corner of the room.02br
00John sat at the corner of the bar/table.02br
00The house was lo
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0Hi, 02br
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00It is just off tangent but since it is dealing with the prepositions 'in', 'on', and 'at', I wish you would excuse me for asking this question here.02br
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00Let us say I gave a piece of paper with some writing on it, and on (at??) the bottom of the sheet, there are some names written on it for the people to pay attention to. Should I s
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