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"at that place" vs "in that place"



 
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"at that place" vs "in that place" #1 (permalink) Sat Jul 05, 2008 16:55 pm   "at that place" vs "in that place"
 

Hi,

Should we say "at that place" or "in that place"?
(It seems to me that "at that place" is more right but it also seems that both are used)

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"at that place" vs "in that place" #2 (permalink) Sun Jul 06, 2008 0:12 am   "at that place" vs "in that place"
 

They are like 'at school' and 'in the school'.
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"at that place" vs "in that place" #3 (permalink) Sun Jul 06, 2008 12:46 pm   "at that place" vs "in that place"
 

If it's a place you can be in, you use "in". If you can't be in it, you can be "at" it.

Otherwise, the difference isn't well defined.
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