Sit in / on / at the back row at the movies

[TheShadow]

Hi,


Do you sit in the back row at the movies

or At the back at the movies

or On the back row at the movies


Thanks

 

[bhaisahab]

Hi,


Do you sit in the back row at the movies

or At the back at the movies

or On the back row at the movies


Thanks

"In the back row at the movies" was idiomatic. These days it wouldn't mean anything to most younger people.

 

[Rover_KE]

I say 'sit on the back row'.

 

[MikeNewYork]

I say 'sit on the back row'.

I say "in".

 

[emsr2d2]

"In" for me, no matter what row.

I'm sitting in the fourth row.
We are going to sit in the back row.

 

[SimplyLisa]

I am sitting in the back row.

I usually sit in the back row.

I sit upon a chair, within the back row.

 

[emsr2d2]

I am sitting in the back row.

I usually sit in the back row.

I sit upon a chair, within the back row.

Your final sentence is very unnatural. Not only do we normally say "I sit on a chair" (not "upon"), I can't imagine any situation where I would say "within the back row".

 

[SimplyLisa]

Your final sentence is very unnatural. Not only do we normally say "I sit on a chair" (not "upon"), I can't imagine any situation where I would say "within the back row".

Hmmm, I thought I was responding to a question regarding personal preference, not specifically clarifying a grammatical rule. What is unnatural for some, may not be for others. Someone who has been educated and trained for stage performance, for instance, may speak with a different tongue. Perhaps someone from certain areas of England, or South Africa would speak in what may seem an unnatural manner to you. Yes?