Sale
I know that people in the US usually say 'buy something on sale' meaning that they buy something at a discounted price. However, I wonder if it's also possible to use 'at' instead of 'on'.
"I bought it at a sale." I think that I heard someone use this and they included the indefinite article.
Thank you.
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To buy something 'on sale' would mean that you were at a store and you found something that was discounted. If you bought it 'at a sale' I would think that it was a yard sale, or a garage sale, a bake sale; some place where everything is 'on sale'.
- To buy something 'on sale' would mean that you were at a store and you found something that was discounted.
- If you bought it 'at a sale' I would think that it was a yard sale, or a garage sale, a bake sale; some place where everything is 'on sale'.
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To buy something 'on sale' would mean that you were at a store and you found something that was discounted. If you bought it 'at a sale' I would think that it was a yard sale, or a garage sale, a bake sale; some place where everything is 'on sale'.
0I bought it on sale. The price was discounted.
I bought it at a sale. A place where many items were on sale.
I bought it at sale. Incorrect.
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