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christina_nguyen



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 11:13 pm    Post subject: AT vs. IN Reply with quote
Holla!

Is there any difference in meaning between these two sentences?

1. I am AT school right now.
2. I am IN school right now.

Thanks for answering Smile
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Nef



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 12:41 pm    Post subject: Re: AT vs. IN Reply with quote
christina_nguyen wrote:
Holla!

Is there any difference in meaning between these two sentences?

1. I am AT school right now.
2. I am IN school right now.

Thanks for answering Smile


They're very similar terms. But I think of "in" school as actually being in class, while "at" school can be more general (having lunch, using the library, walking around campus, or participating in non-classroom activities, for instance). "At" school also is fine for saying that someone is in class, but "in" school seems to mean this specifically.

Other people may see this differently.
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