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  1. 18-Dec-2011, 17:57 #1
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    Default Work in/on the economic department?

    Work in/on the economic department?
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    Default Re: Work in/on the economic department?

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    Work in/on the economic department?
    We work "in" or "for" a department.
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    Default Re: Work in/on the economic department?

    Thank you so much.

    One more question:

    Playing in/on the playground?
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    Default Re: Work in/on the economic department?

    That's answered in your other thread. Please keep unrelated quesitons in their own threads to avoid confusion. Thanks.
    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.
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    OK sorry.
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