grammar question regarding the use of "at" and "in"

[oyesmoreofthis]

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If both of you were in a school, for example, and she were in the cafeteria, your answer "I am in the gym" would be a specific location.


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FYP. Learn the subjunctive, mule.

[Warik]

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my girlfriend called me and asked where i was.

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The reason for the confusion is the way that your girlfriend phrased the question. You are not sure if you should use "in" or "at" because she asked you using correct English.

Solution - Next time tell her to ask: "where you at?," and you will know which preposition to use.

[astroglide]

what's unacceptable is having your phone on and answering it at the gym

[AE6]

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my girlfriend called me and asked where i was. i said "i'm at the gym".

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LOLZ

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i don't get it [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

[seaweed]

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If both of you were in a school, for example, and she were in the cafeteria, your answer "I am in the gym" would be a specific location.


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FYP. Learn the subjunctive, mule.

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use the subjunctive here? lololol. try SHE WAS. third person conjugation of "to be" PAST TENSE = he/she/it was; they were

—The subjunctive mood of the verb, once used extensively in English, has largely disappeared today. The subjunctive survives, though by no means consistently, in sentences with <u>conditional clauses contrary to fact</u> and in <u>subordinate clauses after verbs like wish</u>: If the house were nearer to the road, we would hear more traffic noise. I wish I were in Florida. The subjunctive also occurs in subordinate that clauses after a main clause expressing recommendation, resolution, demand, etc.: We ask that each tenant take (not takes) responsibility for keeping the front door locked. It is important that only fresh spinach be (not is) used. The subjunctive occurs too in some established or idiomatic expressions: So be it. Heaven help us. God rest ye merry, gentlemen. Were in the phrase as it were, meaning “in a way,” is a subjunctive: His apology, as it were, sounded more like an insult.

FYP

[Assani Fisher]

While we're at it....

Instead of saying "it is", you can usually just say "its." Example:

"It is Monday" = "Its Monday"

But how come it sounds so weird to replace "it is" with "its" in the following conversation, and is it still acceptable to do so?

Jim: The rain sure is coming down hard.
Susan: Yes, it is.

Jim: The rain sure is coming down hard, you bitch.
Susan: Yes, its.

[Delphin]

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While we're at it....

Instead of saying "it is", you can usually just say "its." Example:

"It is Monday" = "Its Monday"

But how come it sounds so weird to replace "it is" with "its" in the following conversation, and is it still acceptable to do so?

Jim: The rain sure is coming down hard.
Susan: Yes, it is.

Jim: The rain sure is coming down hard, you bitch.
Susan: Yes, its.

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[Assani Fisher]

What don't you understand? I'm asking why the last reply by Susan sounds so strange even though you're just replacing "it is" with "its" like we've been told that we're allowed to do.

[Brainwalter]

Seaweed, read your own post, "If both of you were in a school, for example, and she were in the cafeteria" is a conditional clause contrary to fact.

[SamIAm]

While we're at it....

Instead of saying "I have," you can usually just say "I've." Example:

"I have been drinking." = "I've been drinking."

But how come it sounds so weird to replace "I have" with "I've" in the following conversation, and is it still acceptable to do so?

Jim: You don't look so good. How many shots did you have?
Susan: I have to drive home...

Jim: No, I don't think that's such a good idea.
Susan: I've to drive home!

-Sam