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Old 24-Mar-2006, 05:46
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Sadly, no. It's a very complex area where exceptions are as common as rules.
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Old 05-Apr-2006, 16:18
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"At" is correct, but "in" is also a proper choice. :wink:
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In British English, we don't use 'in' here much at all.
I voted for 'in' but I'm following British rules in English.I'm not sure why we should not use 'in'.I want a clear explanation at this area.

Thanks.
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Old 17-Sep-2006, 14:49
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hey there

i always hear in specially in the movies

so we can use both of them OKay --- thanx for saying Okay ^_^
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In British English, we don't use 'in' here much at all.
Is this correct?
  1. He is good in English. - refers to the subject English, meaning 'He scores good marks'
  2. He is good at English. - refers to the language, meaning 'He uses English well'
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Old 18-Sep-2006, 18:18
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He's good in English [class] to me says that he behaves well in English class, not that he makes good grades/marks. (As opposed to, "He does good in English", which to me means that he gets good grades/marks.)

He's good at English says to me that he understands the language, OR that he's good at the class (and in English we don't always study English . . . a lot of times we're analyzing poetry or books), so it could also be that he's good at analyzing.

Of course, these meanings are probably going to change on a person-to-peron basis, especially if you compare American and British English.
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Old 03-Nov-2006, 12:17
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ı think it must be "at" am ı right?
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Old 06-Feb-2007, 03:51
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always " to be good at"
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Is this correct?
  1. He is good in English. - refers to the subject English, meaning 'He scores good marks'
  2. He is good at English. - refers to the language, meaning 'He uses English well'
I think we use:

He's good in english (informal)

He's good at english (formal)

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