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Old 21-Jan-2006, 07:07
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I cannot understand the differece between 'the people of the city' and 'the people in the city' . Could anyone kindly explain it ?

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The people of the city(or The people in the city) thought that aliens had
come to attack them.
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The people of the city = the people who live there
The people in the city = the people there at the time, including commuters, etc
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tdol, Thank you for your reply!
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