#1, if that is where he is sitting.Originally Posted by ecoto
It is just about possible to use #2, if he is walking, and you are talking about the location he has reached.
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- 28-Jan-2011, 11:02 #1
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at or in Which of theese phrases are correst?
1. He is in the back row.
2. He is at the back row.
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- 28-Jan-2011, 11:06 #2
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Re: at or in
- 28-Jan-2011, 11:51 #3
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Re: at or in You can also say 'He is on the back row'.
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- 28-Jan-2011, 14:01 #4
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Re: at or in Note: That would sound very odd in the US. We'd use "in" to say that someone was sitting there. Originally Posted by Rover_KE I'm not a teacher, but I write for a living. Please don't ask me about 2nd conditionals, but I'm a safe bet for what reads well in (American) English.
- 28-Jan-2011, 18:14 #5
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Re: at or in If I'm pointing myself out in my school photo, I'd say 'That's me - third from the left on the back row'.
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- 28-Jan-2011, 18:17 #6
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Re: at or in I'd say "in". Originally Posted by Rover_KE
- 28-Jan-2011, 18:19 #7
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Re: at or in Bhai. Originally Posted by ecoto
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