what is difference between "in the carpark and at the carpark"
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Berat:
The use of "at" vs. "in" is, indeed, confusing.
One excellent teacher at this website told us this "rule": AT is for place; IN is for space.
In other words, if you are referring to a location, most native speakers would probably prefer ":at."
Tom: Where shall we meet tomorrow?
Mona: Let's meet AT the parking lot on Maple Street.
If -- for some reason -- the inside of the parking lot is important, then you could use IN:
There were so many cars IN the parking lot that I forgot where I had parked my car, so I had to walk around IN the parking lot for 30 minutes before I found my car.
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None really, but it's usually two words, "car park", not "carpark".
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Basically, it's the difference between "in" and "at", isn't it? :)
"In" is a point surrounded by limits. The limits can be walls, borders, or anything else that defines a "space"
"At" is a point in a journey through time or space. If you go to a place, then you are at that place. If I am "at the carpark", that means I have arrived there, and maybe I will go somewhere after that.
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In the USA it is usually called a parking lot, a garage, or a parking structure depending on whether their are multiple levels and/or if it is underground. Cultural note.
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