In the balcony

[Nightmare85]

Hello,
I read the following sentence:
Don't allow children to stay alone in the balcony.

Do you think "in" is okay here?
Did they use "in" because the balcony is like a room?
"In the living room." - "In the kitchen." - "In the balcony."
:?:

To me "on" or "at" sounds better.
What is your opinion?

Cheers!

 

[TheParser]

Hello,
I read the following sentence:
Don't allow children to stay alone in the balcony.

Do you think "in" is okay here?
Did they use "in" because the balcony is like a room?
"In the living room." - "In the kitchen." - "In the balcony."
:?:

To me "on" or "at" sounds better.
What is your opinion?

Cheers!

********** NOT A TEACHER **********

Hello, Nightmare.

(1) Prepositions confuse me, too -- especially in, on, for, to.

(2) I think that I am correct in saying that at would not be

appropriate.

(3) I think that (at least in the United States), this is the usual practice:

(a) Use on if you are referring to your apartment balcony:

They were eating on the balcony.

(b) Use in if you are referring to a balcony in a theater:

There are a few available seats in the balcony.

Let's see what others say.

Thank you

 

[emsr2d2]

********** NOT A TEACHER **********

Hello, Nightmare.

(1) Prepositions confuse me, too -- especially in, on, for, to.

(2) I think that I am correct in saying that at would not be

appropriate.

(3) I think that (at least in the United States), this is the usual practice:

(a) Use on if you are referring to your apartment balcony:

They were eating on the balcony.

(b) Use in if you are referring to a balcony in a theater:

There are a few available seats in the balcony.

Let's see what others say.

Thank you

I agree in BrE too.

Where's John?
He's on the balcony having a cigarette.

We're going to the theatre on Saturday night.
That's nice. Where are your seats?
They're in the balcony.

 

[Nightmare85]

Thank you very much

Strangely, it was the balcony of an apartment/hotel.
Maybe it's an AmE vs. BrE case.

Cheers!

 

[bhaisahab]

Thank you very much

Strangely, it was the balcony of an apartment/hotel.
Maybe it's an AmE vs. BrE case.

Cheers!

Both of the previous posters said that "on an appartment balcony" was correct. One is English and the other is American, so it's not likely to be an American/British difference.
I agree with them, by the way.