to /into / in / at /from the bank

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Vincent Teo  #536906  Sat, 05 Jul 08 08:18 AM
Can I say,

(a) He got some money from / in / at the bank.

(b) He inserted the money to /into / in / at /from the bank.
  
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MrPedantic  #536943  Sat, 05 Jul 08 11:49 AM

Hello Vincent,

B is not correct; you would probably say e.g. "He deposited the money at the bank".

All versions of A are correct: "in" implies that he went inside (instead of using an outside cash dispenser); "at" implies either "inside" (e.g. from a cashier) or "outside" (at the cash dispenser); "from" is the same as "at", but could also be used e.g. if the bank had paid you some money in compensation for a mistake.

I think the version with "in" would be the least common; I would probably use "at".

Best wishes,

MrP

  
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