"In" or "at"
Which one is correct?
I work in the bank
or
I work at the bank
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They're both correct. ”In(side)" is more specific since it tells that you don't just work at the bank, you work IN it; but it's not necessary in this case since no one would ever assume you work at an outdoor bank. Which one you choose in this case is just personal preference.
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Thank you, Bruce. I will see this site necessarily.
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I could be AT a stage in my life. I could be AT school.
I could be AT odds with my enemies. I could be AT the Store or the Airport.
I am AT the very least, generally happy if not indeed, always happy.
I am sitting AT but not IN my computer. I am sitting AT, but not IN, my desk.
Are you sitting AT your desk?
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I am ON my chair. I am ON top of all of my problems. I am ON the telephone.
I am ON the roof of my house. I am ON the Internet, but not AT or IN the Internet.
(hope this helps. Ask for more help if you like)
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Besides being AT school, I can be IN school. I can be AT or IN a store.
I would not be AT love or ON love, but I could be IN love.
If I were a country, I could be AT war with another country.
I could be involved IN a war with another country, but I would not be ON a war with another country.
Here are some other examples and lessons:
http://www.eslgold.com/grammar/in_on_at.html
Also, here is a website with a little "test" so that you can see if you use the Propositions, AT, ON, and IN correctly.
http://www.better-english.com/easier/inonat.htm
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Natalia: here are some examples of the use of these:
It is a bit of an abstract thing to try to teach a foreigner. We could say that we are AT the bank or IN the bank.
Referring to education, we could say we are AT and IN a grade.
This is a finely nuanced subject. I do not know what I can do to help. It is not easy for anyone.
I recommend you study the way the words are used; but let me try by example.
If I were tiny, I could be IN a bowl of Jello. I could be IN school.
I could be IN trouble with teachers and administrators. I could be IN Jail or Prison.
I could do something IN anger. I could be IN fear. I could be IN Space.
I could be IN love. I could be IN disagreement with you.
I could be IN a good mood. Are you deep IN thought?
Are you deeply involved IN studying?
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In is right.
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