Please consider these sentences and let me know if there is a difference meaningfully : I work in a school. I work at pidgin school. A .Is 1# correct grammatically? can we use always at with school? I work in a hospital. I work at Monteral hospital. Thanks Full Member 162 rashinI work in a school.Hi! Rashin. You can say "in" and "for" If you want to say you work inside the school or you are one of the worker of the school.Both are correct and can be interchanged in your case. You can say "at" If you work near the school or somewhere around it but this doesn't imply you work in the school. Thanks! Full Member 378 Hi, These expressions you are asking about are quite idiomatic. What you say with the verb 'work' may not be the same as what you say with the verb 'study'. Let's consider 'study'. Here are some things we say. I study in a school, not at home by myself. I study at Montral (school). If the listener knows 'Montral' is a school, don't use the word 'school'. I go to Montral. Clive  El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo Hi, Clive "I work in a school" is different from "I work at Montral school"? I mean with a school (in general) we must use "in" but in specific mode(Montral) we must use "at". Is this the same for "hospital".? Regards R.N Full Member 162 1 commentIn the examples you have provided above, "in" and "at" do not mean the same thing. However, they are frequently interchanged. Strictly speaking, if you work in a school, it means you work inside of the school itself. You might be a teacher, a janitor or a secretary in the office, but by saying "in" you indicate that you work inside of the building. If you work "at" a school, it's not clear whether you work inside or outside of the school (such as a grounds maintenance person). It is very common to hear: "Where do you work? I work at Montral School. I'm a teacher." The same thing applies to "hospital". Proper usage of "in" and "at" is not easy to master. It will, however, come with time and practice.  | |
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