Why is it written on diplomas - Given at London, U.K.? Why not - Given in London, U.K.?
Hi!
Can anyone help me understand why they write 'Given at London, U.K.' on diplomas?...
I know that we usually use preposition 'in' with cities.
Is it ok to write - Given in London, U.K.?
Is there any difference in meaning?
Thank you very much!
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(Reference: https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/124755/at-vs-in-followed-by-a-city-name)
"The choice of in or at with a city depends on how speakers conceive that city in the context of the statement they are making.
If the city is conceived as a two-dimensional place in which to live and work, then in is the usual preposition. If, on the other hand, the city is conceived as a single point rather than as a place with dimensions, then at is the common choice.
This explains the difference between sentences such as:
I live in Frankfurt. / The plane stops at Frankfurt on the way to Seoul.
The meeting took place at Potsdam. / There was an explosion in Potsdam yesterday.
On this basis, the expressions a hotel at Las Vegas and she was living at London are the idiosyncratic choices of individual speakers. I am not aware of any significant patterns of difference between BE and AE speakers."
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