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Leon <leon@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Hi all,
> sorry if it a bit silly, but I just wanted to know what preposition
> would you use to tell about the place you go to work every day, not
> necessarily the exact place but the kind of place, for example:
> I work __ a bookshop.
'In', usually.
> I work __ a hospital.
'In', usually. It could be 'at', more especially if it were "the
hospital".
> I work __ a flowers stall at the market.
I would say "on a flower stall" (note, not 'flowers') but 'at' is
possible.
> Or does it rather depend on the type of place?
Yes, and also what part of the UK you're in.
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