Poll: The train arrived ____ London ten minutes late.

The train arrived ____ London ten minutes late.

at
in
Either could be used.

Votes: 811
Comments: 4
Added: July 2008

Comments:

samir - 11th July 2008 06:16
in
 
anatole nozière - 14th August 2008 23:11
When a train comes to a big town, it is "in" it. When it passes through a small town, it is, briefly, "at" it.
 
botwolf - 30th July 2009 00:36
It depends. Are we discussing when the train entered the city proper? Then "in" would be accurate. If we're discussing a specific stop called "London", then I would say "at".
 
Trolley6969 - 27th September 2010 10:45
I think you're all missing the obvious inaccuracy with the statement: a train arriving in London only 10 minutes late? Ridiculous - they're always at least 20 minutes late!
 
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