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    Which preposition should I use :

    e.g. What have you done in Maths/at Maths?

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    Default Re: at maths or in maths

    Quote Originally Posted by allthewayanime View Post
    Which preposition should I use :

    e.g. What have you done in Maths/at Maths?
    "in"

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    Default Re: at maths or in maths

    Quote Originally Posted by allthewayanime View Post
    Which preposition should I use :

    e.g. What have you done in Maths/at Maths?
    "In" and AmE, "Math"

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    Thank you. And what about this sentence:

    Let's go to/at the first page.

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    Default Re: at maths or in maths

    Quote Originally Posted by allthewayanime View Post
    Thank you. And what about this sentence:

    Let's go to/at the first page.
    Probably "to", although a context could be made for "at", colloquially you might hear "Let's go at the first page!", meaning start studying it.
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