where/what/which (+ at/in)

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Tedwonny

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Where are you studying/working at/in?
What school are you studying/working at/in?
Which school are you studying/working at/in?

1) I'd like to know whether the at/in is redundant in the first sentence.

2) Isn't it hard to distinguish 2 and 3? Both sounds fine?


3) should we use in/at?

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Where are you studying/working at/in? Neither. Stop at studying/working.
What school are you studying/working at/in? In BrE, "at".
Which school are you studying/working at/in? In BrE, "at".

1) I'd like to know whether the at/in is redundant in the first sentence. Yes.

2) Isn't it hard to distinguish 2 and 3? Both sounds fine? They mean the same thing.


3) should we use in/at? In BrE, "at".

Thanks a lot.

See above.
 

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What school are you studying/working at/in? In BrE, "at".
Which school are you studying/working at/in? In BrE, "at".

Does it mean that In AmE, American use "in"?
 

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What school are you studying/working at/in? In BrE, "at".
Which school are you studying/working at/in? In BrE, "at".

Does it mean that In AmE, American use "in"?

I wasn't sure, that's why I only gave the BrE answer. However, I know Americans say "I'm in school" so I'm not sure if that also goes for "What school are you studying in?" I'm sure an AmE speaker will answer you.
 
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