At work place/In office

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rishonly

#180171 Sun, 08 Jan 06 04:56 AM

(1) He is at his work place.

(2) He is in his office.

In first sentence, the preposition 'at' is used because 'work place' is a generic place where certain work-related activities take place. On the other hand, in the second sentence, the preposition 'in' is used because office is generally surrounded by all four sides or in a three-dimensional space.

Is my understanding correct in the given context?

rishonly

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CalifJim

#180193 Sun, 08 Jan 06 08:01 AM

That's a good explanation, but there are so many exceptions that you can't rely on it in all cases.

In fact, you can say "He is at his office", or, more likely, "He is at the office". "in" makes it more specific, but "at" is also possible.

CJ