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PASTEL  +  601308 Mon, 01 Dec 08 05:22 PM
Hi,

I was at Barcelona in the summer of 2008.
I was at Barcelona in the summer in 2008.

Are they both possible to say?



Thanks,
Pastel
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Clive  +  601316 Mon, 01 Dec 08 05:30 PM
Hi,
I was at Barcelona in the summer of 2008.
I was at Barcelona in the summer in 2008.

Are they both possible to say?
Yes, but 'of 2008' has style and the close repetition of 'in' does not.

We usually say 'in a city', not 'at a city'.

Best wishes, Clive
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