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Old 28-Nov-2003, 23:35
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Old 25-Apr-2004, 08:37
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i heard of "be good at"
that's only what i get
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Old 25-Apr-2004, 17:58
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i heard of "be good at"
that's only what i get
"At" is correct, but "in" is also a proper choice. :wink:
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Old 26-Apr-2004, 03:42
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In British English, we don't use 'in' here much at all.
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In British English, we don't use 'in' here much at all.
One more difference.
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Old 26-Apr-2004, 12:11
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Yet another!
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The rule that for example "Vocabulary in Use" gives us is "to be good at", but it sound weird if we say "to be good at arts", doesn't it?
So I guess it is good at, but sometimes in appears.. like exceptions.. or like AmE..
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I'd use 'at' here, but many American speakers would use 'in', which would be uncommon in the UK.
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Old 23-Mar-2006, 07:34
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I've actually rarely heard anyone use "good in math" unless they mean the class (as opposed to the subject), whether they say the "class" part or not.

He's good in math [class].

At the same time, though, saying "He's good at math class" as opposed to math as a subject sounds a little funny to me.
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Old 24-Mar-2006, 02:50
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Hi there,
Is there any special rule for such questions,"to use a correct preposition".
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