"at somebody's house" or "in somebody's house"
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As a [British] NES, the difference, to me would be that "at somebody's house" would be the generic term I would use to cover both inside the house itself or chatting to them in their garden, for example, whereas "ïn sombody's house" would mean physically inside the actual building itself.
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As a [British] NES, the difference, to me would be that "at somebody's house" would be the generic term I would use to cover both inside the house itself or chatting to them in their garden, for example, whereas "ïn sombody's house" would mean physically inside the actual building itself.
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If someone called me and said "Where are you?" my answer would be "at" someone's house, not "in."
If someone called and said "There is a huge hail storm coming - make sure you get inside!" then I could see saying "Don't worry, I'm IN Mary's house."
If someone called and said "There is a huge hail storm coming - make sure you get inside!" then I could see saying "Don't worry, I'm IN Mary's house."
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