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English 1b3 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Incorrect Preposition on TV
Please return them in the condition at which you received them.
I would say '...in which you received them'. The above was said on TV.
I' know' 'in' works, but am surprised TV would have got something so simple so wrong. So would some accept 'at' perhaps?
I would say '...in which you received them'. The above was said on TV.
I' know' 'in' works, but am surprised TV would have got something so simple so wrong. So would some accept 'at' perhaps?
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English 1b3 So would some accept "at", perhaps? I wouldn't. In is the only correct and natural preposition here.
- English 1b3 So would some accept "at", perhaps?
- I wouldn't.
- In is the only correct and natural preposition here.
- You receive an item in a certain condition, not at .
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English 1b3So would some accept "at", perhaps?I wouldn't. In is the only correct and natural preposition here. You receive an item in a certain condition, not at.
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