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HUBLOT Posted 11 years ago
... we were at school together.
Do Americans say "in school" in place of "at school"?
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... we were at school together.
... we were at school together.
Do Americans say "in school" in place of "at school"?
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HUBLOT Do Americans say "in school" in place of "at school"? Some probably do, but 'at' is more common, I think.
- HUBLOT Do Americans say "in school" in place of "at school"?
- Some probably do, but 'at' is more common, I think.
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HUBLOTDo Americans say "in school" in place of "at school"?Some probably do, but 'at' is more common, I think.
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"In school" often has a temporal sense:
A. "What were you doing at 8:00 AM?"
B. "I was in school."
A. "How do you know about Japanese history?"
B. "I learned about it in school [i.e, during the time I was there]."
"At school" often has a sense of locus. Thus "we were at school together," i.e., we were in the same location.
A. "What were you doing at 8:00 AM?"
B. "I was in school."
A. "How do you know about Japanese history?"
B. "I learned about it in school [i.e, during the time I was there]."
"At school" often has a sense of locus. Thus "we were at school together," i.e., we were in the same location.
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