Can we use at for school?

“At school” means the person is, physically, inside the school. “In school” means the person is studying but not necessarily inside the school building at that moment. And both are correct when used in appropriate situations. Grammatically both ‘IN & ‘AT’ would be correct if used in the right context.

Should I say at or in school?

Not really, ‘in school’ is perhaps more common American English while ‘at school’ is more British but both are equally ‘correct’. Similarly an American would probably say ‘in college’ while a Brit would say ‘at university’.

What preposition is used in school?

Use at before a type of school (for example, at a community college) or the name of a school. Use in before a city, state, or country. Use take/study + an English course. You can also use take/study + a course in English, but an English course is more common.

How do you use at and in?

“At” vs. “In” for Location

  1. “At” is used when you are at the top, bottom or end of something; at a specific address; at a general location; and at a point.
  2. “In” is used in a space, small vehicle, water, neighborhood, city and country.

Is it at the school or at school?

Both prepositional phrases are correct. The use of the definite article ‘the’ depends on the meaning you want to convey. I am at school.

Do you study in or at?

Use at when you’re talking about a college/university as an institution. Use in if you’re talking about it as a building. I studied Philology at Oxford University.

Are you in college or at college?

“in college” describes the general state of studying at an institution of post-secondary education. “at college” describes your location. Senior Member. In American English, if you say “I’m in college” it means you are “a student enrolled and attending college classes regularly”.

Do you have fun in school or at school?

We actually use both in school and at school, for slightly different situations. At school means the person is literally, physically, inside the school.

Are you studying in or at?

The correct preposition is at! For example, you would say: “I’m studying at Harvard University.” Other correct examples using this preposition include: I’m studying for a PhD at the university.

Is it first day in school or at school?

‘At’ emphasizes the physical location, ‘in’ emphasizes the educational process which is occurring at the location. If we are speaking about a child, we would most likely say, “first day at school,” because from a certain perspective, the event of going ‘to school’ is significant.

Do you live in or at?

“I live in x” is correct for when x is a general area, like a city or country. Ex. “I live in Canada.” “I live at x” is correct when x is a specific address.