Sit in / on / at the back row at the movies

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TheShadow

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Hi,


Do you sit in the back row at the movies

or At the back at the movies

or On the back row at the movies


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Hi,


Do you sit in the back row at the movies

or At the back at the movies

or On the back row at the movies


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"In the back row at the movies" was idiomatic. These days it wouldn't mean anything to most younger people.
 

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I say 'sit on the back row'.
 

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"In" for me, no matter what row.

I'm sitting in the fourth row.
We are going to sit in the back row.
 

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I am sitting in the back row.

I usually sit in the back row.

I sit upon a chair, within the back row.
 

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I am sitting in the back row.

I usually sit in the back row.

I sit upon a chair, within the back row.

Your final sentence is very unnatural. Not only do we normally say "I sit on a chair" (not "upon"), I can't imagine any situation where I would say "within the back row".
 

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Your final sentence is very unnatural. Not only do we normally say "I sit on a chair" (not "upon"), I can't imagine any situation where I would say "within the back row".

Hmmm, I thought I was responding to a question regarding personal preference, not specifically clarifying a grammatical rule. :) What is unnatural for some, may not be for others. Someone who has been educated and trained for stage performance, for instance, may speak with a different tongue. Perhaps someone from certain areas of England, or South Africa would speak in what may seem an unnatural manner to you. Yes?
 
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