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Lcchang Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

on/ at the corner

What is the difference between at the corner and on the corner? Please advise.

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Basically, on the corner is a closer view of the situation; at (as usually) is a point reference. Often, they are interchangeable: my regular gas station is at/on the corner of 5th Avenue and Main Street .

— Mister Micawber

  • Basically, on the corner is a closer view of the situation; at (as usually) is a point reference.
  • Often, they are interchangeable: my regular gas station is at/on the corner of 5th Avenue and Main Street .
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Basically, on the corner is a closer view of the situation; at (as usually) is a point reference. Often, they are interchangeable: my regular gas station is at/on the corner of 5th Avenue and Main Street.
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