on/at/in the center

It should be at the centre

To my ears, in the center sounds more natural. But definitely not ON.

What's the difference in meaning between ON the center, AT the center and IN the center?

Both at and in are correct. I have seen 'at' more often in similar contexts.

RotterBoth at and in are correct. I have seen 'at' more often in similar contexts.

Really?

Googled:

15,900,000 - "in the centre of".

10,800,000 - "at the centre of"

At the center: indicates proximate rather than precise centrality

Example: we were at the center of the village.

In the center: indicates precise centrality.

Example: the mark was made in the center of the field

In the case of the nose and the face, I don't think precision is the determinant between at and in. And I'm also not familiar with calling one of these terms a more exact measure of location than the other.

In the context of a real nose and a real face, I'd speak of the nose as being "in the center" of the face. I think 'in' carries a better suggestion of organic integrat

milky:

I google things too. However, you should be careful. You need to be aware of the many situations your search can result in. If one search is around 99,000 and another 99 then yes you can be pretty sure the first is more commonly used. However, a 5,000 hit difference is not that significant.

A second point is that these results only show the frequency they are linked

I think I'd say "in the middle of their faces".

MrP