At 17:31:37 on Fri, 27 Jun 2008, David <nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote in <4fb615f905nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>In article <1refj5-ak1.ln1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Leon <leon@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> I work __ a bookshop.
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>'In', usually.
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>> I work __ a hospital.
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>'In', usually. It could be 'at', more especially if it were "the
>hospital".
Either of those could be "I am working on" if the work one was doing was
that of an architect or a builder.
>> I work __ a flowers stall at the market.
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>I would say "on a flower stall" (note, not 'flowers') but 'at' is
>possible.
However, it's fairly unlikely that anybody would be employed to do such
work - it's usually sole-trader territory. Therefore, "I run a flower
stall", or even "I have a flower stall", would be more likely.
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