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Nessie000 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

'on the corner' vs 'at the corner'

Hi,
What's the difference between 'on the corner' and 'at the corner'?

Many thanks,
Nessie.
  

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Without context, I can't think of any actual difference. Both are correct in a sentence like this: When I saw him, he was standing at/on the corner of High Street and Moon Lane. CB

— Cool Breeze

  • Without context, I can't think of any actual difference.
  • Both are correct in a sentence like this: When I saw him, he was standing at/on the corner of High Street and Moon Lane.
  • CB
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Without context, I can't think of any actual difference. Both are correct in a sentence like this:

When I saw him, he was standing at/on the corner of High Street and Moon Lane.

CB
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"Standing on the corner, watching all the girls go by" is a song from a Broadway show (can't remember which one right now, but it deals with sailors on leave in New York City. I agree with the previous poster that "at" is used to refer to an intersection of two specific streets.
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Thank you very much, Cool breeze and Philip.
@Coolbreeze: could you please give me 2 contexts in which there's a difference in the 2 phrases?

@Philip:
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I agree with the previous poster that "at" is used to refer to an intersection of two specific streets.
=> but according to Coolbreeze, 'on' can also be used in this case
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