[Grammar] Let's go swimming in/at the lake

[PAPPAS]

Dear Sirs

Is there any guidance as to the proper usage of the prepositions in the following sentences?

1. Let's go swimming in/at the pool/lake

2. Let's go to the pool / lake for a swim

3. Let's go swimming to the pool / lake.

 

[emsr2d2]

[STRIKE]Dear Sirs[/STRIKE] Unnecessarily formal and it suggests that you think we are all men. We are not.

[STRIKE]Is there any guidance as to[/STRIKE] Can you help me with the [STRIKE]proper[/STRIKE] correct usage of [STRIKE]the[/STRIKE] prepositions in the following sentences?

1. Let's go swimming in/at the pool/lake. They're both possible but I would use "in".

2. Let's go to the pool/lake for a swim. :tick:

3. Let's go swimming [STRIKE]to[/STRIKE] in/at the pool/lake.

See above.

Remember to end every sentence with one appropriate punctuation mark. Don't put a space either side of a slash mark.

 

[teechar]

I much prefer "... swimming in the pool/lake". I would not use "at" there.

https://books.google.com/ngrams/gra...in the pool;,c0;.t1;,swimming at the pool;,c0