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Gene93 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
On/at the first attempt
Hello,
Would both of the sentences below sound okay?
- I passed my driving test at/on the first attempt.
I've seen both, but I am not sure if they are used in different contexts. What do you think?
Thank you.
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Have you looked at the results from Google Ngrams? t1%3B%2Cat%20the%20first%20attempt%3B%2Cc0 I always use 'on', and I doubt that context plays a role in the choice. You may be able to confirm or deny that after examining the examples at the given link.
- Have you looked at the results from Google Ngrams?
- t1%3B%2Cat%20the%20first%20attempt%3B%2Cc0 I always use 'on', and I doubt that context plays a role in the choice.
- You may be able to confirm or deny that after examining the examples at the given link.
- CJ
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Have you looked at the results from Google Ngrams?
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