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Usenet Posted 18 years ago
English in UK
To work in/on/at a place
Hi all,
sorry if it a bit silly, but I just wanted to know what preposition would you use to tell about the place you go to work every day, not necessarily the exact place but the kind of place, for example:
I work a bookshop.
I work a hospital.
I work a flowers stall at the market.
Or does it rather depend on the type of place?
Thanks.
sorry if it a bit silly, but I just wanted to know what preposition would you use to tell about the place you go to work every day, not necessarily the exact place but the kind of place, for example:
I work a bookshop.
I work a hospital.
I work a flowers stall at the market.
Or does it rather depend on the type of place?
Thanks.
Top answer
[nq:1]Hi all, sorry if it a bit silly, but I just wanted to know what preposition would you use to ... [/nq] 'In', usually. [/nq] 'In', usually.
- [nq:1]Hi all, sorry if it a bit silly, but I just wanted to know what preposition would you use to ...
- [/nq] 'In', usually.
- [/nq] 'In', usually.
- It could be 'at', more especially if it were "the hospital".
- [/nq] I would say "on a flower stall" (note, not 'flowers') but 'at' is possible.
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[nq:1]Hi all, sorry if it a bit silly, but I just wanted to know what preposition would you use to ... day, not necessarily the exact place but the kind of place, for example: I work a bookshop.[/nq]
'In', usually.
[nq:1]I work a hospital.[/nq]
'In', usually. It could be 'at', more especially if it were "the hospital".
[nq:1]I work a flowers stall at the market.[/nq]
I would sa
'In', usually.
[nq:1]I work a hospital.[/nq]
'In', usually. It could be 'at', more especially if it were "the hospital".
[nq:1]I work a flowers stall at the market.[/nq]
I would sa
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[nq:2]I work a flowers stall at the market.[/nq]
[nq:1]I would say "on a flower stall" (note, not 'flowers') but 'at' is possible.[/nq]
Thanks David, you say "on" because a stall is not a building but rather something open?
[nq:1]I would say "on a flower stall" (note, not 'flowers') but 'at' is possible.[/nq]
Thanks David, you say "on" because a stall is not a building but rather something open?
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At 17:31:37 on Fri, 27 Jun 2008, David (Email Removed) wrote in (Email Removed):
Either of those could be "I am working on" if the work one was doing was that of an architect or a builder.
[nq:2]I work a flowers stall at the market.[/nq]
[nq:1]I would say "on a flower stall" (note, not 'flowers') but 'at' is possible.[/nq]
However, it's fairly unlikely that anybody would be em
Either of those could be "I am working on" if the work one was doing was that of an architect or a builder.
[nq:2]I work a flowers stall at the market.[/nq]
[nq:1]I would say "on a flower stall" (note, not 'flowers') but 'at' is possible.[/nq]
However, it's fairly unlikely that anybody would be em
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[nq:1]Either of those could be "I am working on" if the work one was doing was that of an architect or a builder.[/nq]
Yeah, I guess in that case the shop would be the object of your work instead of the place you work in, actually you could work on the shop without being in the shop, couldn't you?
[nq:2]I would say "on a flower stall" (note, not 'flowers') but 'at' is possible.[/nq]
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Yeah, I guess in that case the shop would be the object of your work instead of the place you work in, actually you could work on the shop without being in the shop, couldn't you?
[nq:2]I would say "on a flower stall" (note, not 'flowers') but 'at' is possible.[/nq]
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