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Dominik Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

work + in vs at

0 What is the difference between 01i00I work IN a hospital/factory02i00 and 01i00I work AT the hospital/factory02br
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00When do we use 01b00in02b00 and when 01b00at02b00 with the verb 01b00work. 02b00Is it connected with BrE and AmE?02br
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00Thanks in advance!0-
  

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0They both sound okay to me (American). 0-

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0They both sound okay to me (American). Google says that "in" is far more common, but "at" is still used very often and would not be considered odd.0-
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01cite10Dominik12cite10What is the difference between 11i10I work IN a hospital/factory12i10 and 11i10I work AT the hospital/factory12br
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10When do we use 11b10in12b10 and when 11b10at12b10 with the verb 11b10work
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0 Barbara and Philip, thank you very much for your replies.02br
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00In Practical English usage (Swan) I've found:02br
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00We very often use 01i00at02i00 before the name of a building, when we are thinking not of the building itself but of the activity that happens02br
01i00There's a good film at the cinema in
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