Use of prepositions

[Nhryblith]

Hi

If I were to walk IN a street on my way to a bar, would that bar be IN the street ON the street AT a square or ON a square.

My practical English Guide doesn't seem to give me a consistent answer...

I encounter the same dilemmas with:
Located at/on/in
Something can be seen a lot IN the streets or ON the streets?
I'm standing in Fleetstreet at the corner of so and so
I'm at Fleetstreet on the corner of so and so

Thanks in advance & kind regards

Robert

[Tdol]

In some cases, there isn't always consistency. I'd say that bar's in Oxford Street. I wouldn't say 'at Fleet Street' but 'at/on the corner' are both fine to me.

[Casiopea]

In addition,

"in" means, inside or in the middle
"on" means, on top of
"at" means, a point

I am standing in the street. (inside the boundaries or in the middle)
I am standing on the street. (on top of its surface)
I am at the street. (a point in space: general location)

The bank is in Fleetstreet. (inside the boundaries of the street)
The bank is on Fleetstreet. (The building is located on the surface of the street)
The bank is located at Fleetstreet. (a general point in space)

[Nhryblith]

Thx, this helps and is a lot easier than my impractical English Grammar guide!

[Nhryblith]

thx, the English language sure depends on hunches and 'feelings' sometimes

[Casiopea]

thx, the English language sure depends on hunches and 'feelings' sometimes

Those hunches and feelings are called native intuition, and they're characteristic of all languages, even yours.