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Which one is correct — “at the city” or “in the city”?
I want to know the correct preposition to use with the word city in the following context:
He arrived in the city.
He arrived at the city.
So which one will be correct?
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“Mr. Dill works ________ a big library” [closed]
I'd appreciate a clarification on when it would be best to complete this sentence with "at" and when with "in".
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“Place the television on/in the left corner and sofa set at/in the right corner”
One question came in my exam:
We've decided to place the television on/in the left corner and sofa set at/in the right corner of the room.
For non-livings there should be a common preposition. ...
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“To work for” vs. “to work in” vs. “to work at” [closed]
Is the preposition in universal in conjunction with the verb ‘to work’ and can it be used with any organizations and businesses?
For example:
He works as a cook in a local hotel near here.
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3answers
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“Launch a missile at” vs. “in” vs. “from” [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Correct usage of ‘on’, ‘at’ and ‘in’ from a foreigner’s point of view
I don't know which of these three sentences is preferable:
India launched its Agni PSLV 5 ...
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3answers
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Fire (at, on, in, to) target
How to correctly choose the preposition in
"fire (at, on, in, to) target"?
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2answers
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“Stop by” vs. “stop at” vs. “stop on” vs. “stop in”
What is the difference between the following?
[ I am on a bus] Could you stop by/at/on/in 23rd and Pine?
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2answers
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“In college” versus “at college” versus “at university” [duplicate]
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Which one is more correct: “works at a university” or “works in a university”?
It seems that only in the U.S. one says that they are or were "in ...
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3answers
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“At hand” vs “on hand” vs “in hand”
What's the difference between at hand, on hand and in hand? At hand seems to me as if you have something in reach. On hand is if you have something in stock. And in hand can be used as if you have ...
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2answers
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Phrasing of “What knowledge is required [at/in] [a] university?”
In British English, how should I properly write a sentence like
What knowledge is required at university?
Basically, I want to ask what knowledge is required for study at a university or in a ...
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“proficient <in/at/with>” What is the correct usage?
Which preposition is correct in the phrase "proficient in/at/with English"?
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3answers
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“In the comfort of” or “at the comfort of”?
Which sentence is correct?
Buy tickets in the comfort of your home
or
Buy tickets at the comfort of your home
I saw the first one written on a hoarding but I feel the second one is more ...
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“In” or “at” a performance?
Which is the correct usage?
Example:
I was surprised that she participated at the performance held at LA.
I was surprised that she participated in the performance held at LA.
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3answers
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“Located in” vs “located at”
What's the difference between them?
I am interested in a generic definition, but here is the sentence I was writing:
"The file is located at/in the images folder."
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1answer
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“At” or “in”: Places [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
"Got it at" or "Got it in?"
When referring to a place, when does one use the preposition "at" and when "in" (such as "at school" versus "in school")?
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1answer
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“Got it at” or “Got it in?”
If someone asked you where you bought something, you could say,
I got it at Walmart.
but what if instead of referring to a store you were referring to a city?
Would you say,
I got it at ...
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1answer
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“In office” or “at office”? [duplicate]
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“At” or “in” the office?
I am a little confused about which preposition should be used here as in the title. I prefer to use in office. But how about the other one? Are ...
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2answers
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“At any moment” vs. “in any moment”
I am not sure what the differences between these two phrases are. Can you explain when I should use one or the other?
English is not my native language so maybe it is a silly question.
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2answers
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When do we use “arrive at” versus “arrive in”?
When do we use "at" and "in" with "arrive" talking about place, not time?
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5answers
2k views
“At the beginning” or “in the beginning”?
Are both expressions
"At the beginning"
"In the beginning"
valid and equivalent? The first "seems wrong" to me, but it has more Google results.
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3answers
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Which one is right? He works at XYZ company or in XYZ company?
I usually use "at a company" but I have encountered some articles using in a company, in XYZ firm or in a organization.
Which one is right? I am confused
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4answers
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“At” or “in” the office?
When do you use at the office? And when do you use in the office? What's the difference between the phrases?
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4answers
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Which one is more correct: “works at a university” or “works in a university”?
My relative is a fairly big academic and works at a university.
Is this correct? or should I have used in instead?
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2answers
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“Studying PhD at the university” or “studying PhD in the university”?
Which of these two sentences is correct:
I am studying PhD at the university.
I am studying PhD in the university.
Should I use "at" or "in"? Or is there no difference?
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“Good at” or “Good in” [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
“At” vs. “in” before verb
"He is good in painting" or "He is good at painting" — which one is correct?
