In vs At
What's the difference between the sentences in each set?

1. She works in the hospital
2. She works at the hospital.

1. They're in the hospital.
2. They're at the hospital.

1. Mary and Jane are home.
2. Mary and Jane are at home.

Question

In vs At
What's the difference between the sentences in each set?

1. She works in the hospital
2. She works at the hospital.

1. They're in the hospital.
2. They're at the hospital.

1. Mary and Jane are home.
2. Mary and Jane are at home.

Answer

1. She works in the hospital
2. She works at the hospital.

These two have the same meaning, with only the subtlest of differences between them. The preposition 'in' emphasises the fact of being inside a building, whereas the 'at' defines a particular location in a city, for example ( working at the hospital as opposed to the airport, for example).

1. They're in the hospital.
2. They're at the hospital.

The same distinction as above applies. If 'they' are members of the public,  the difference might be more significant. 'They're in the hospital' might imply that they are patients being treated at the hospital. In fact, in British English, we have an adverbial phrase, to be 'in hospital', meaning that you have been admitted as an in-patient ( similar to 'in prison' for an inmate). Meanwhile, 'They're at the hospital' could suggest that they are only there for a short while, perhaps as visitors.

1. Mary and Jane are home.
2. Mary and Jane are at home.

We'd understand the first to means that they have arrived home.  They were out, but now they have returned.  "Honey, I'm home!" is what people (supposedly) say as they come in through the door.
The second simply tells us where they are.

Answer

1.  The usage of in here specifies that she literally works 'inside' of the hospital. As opposed to the second sentence, using 'at' doesn't specify the hospital, but people are more likely to use the second one if asked 'where does she work?'

2. Similar to the first one, 'in' just specifies the fact that 'they're inside of the hospital'. As opposed to at, which is more general.

3. In this case, you can use either or, but 2 is a little bit more specific

Best of luck!

Answer

the sentences mean they same thing basically but sometimes they can have slightly different meanings.  
for example:  I am at the store or I am in the store.  At the store might mean I am in the location of the store but maybe not inside the store.  I am in the store would mean that I am inside the store.

In spoken English bothe are very common.

Answer

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/es/gramatica/gramatica-britanica/at-on-and-in-place

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