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Imantaghavi Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Prepositions

Hi

What are the differences  between the following pairs?
1- I left my briefcase at the office.
    Where were you at 2:00? I was in my office.

2- There are a lot of store in the airport.
    We arrived at the the airport an hour early.

Thank you in advance,

Iman
  

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in ~ physical location - interior of some enclosure. in (inside the walls of) the office / the airport at ~ signifies the use of the place more than its location at the office ~ at the place where work is done at the airport ~ at the place where journeys by plane begin or end CJ

— CalifJim

  • in ~ physical location - interior of some enclosure.
  • in (inside the walls of) the office / the airport at ~ signifies the use of the place more than its location at the office ~ at the place where work is done at the airport ~ at the place where journeys by plane begin or end CJ
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in ~ physical location - interior of some enclosure.
in (inside the walls of) the office / the airport

at ~ signifies the use of the place more than its location
at the office ~ at the place where work is done
at the airport ~ at the place where journeys by plane begin or end

CJ
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