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Grammar and Linguistics > "in" or "at" the warm-up stage?
"in" or "at" the warm-up stage?
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ironik
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"in" or "at" the warm-up stage?
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Hi friends, I have seen both "in" and "at" used with the word "stage". I was wondering, is one of them wrong, or does it make a difference in the meaning?
In the pre-listening stage, I referred to the
book but did not repeat the instructions; and at the while-listening stage, I
did not check comprehension. Can we use them interchangibly?
Thank you and have a great Saturday  |
19 Jan 2013
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yanogator
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When used with "stage", "in" would mean "during" and "at" would indicate the situation. It �s somewhat like the difference between a continuous tense (which emphasizes the duration of an activity) and a simple tense (which just gives the information). In your examples, you are talking about a stage of a lesson, so "in" would be best, because it is about the activity and its performance. If you are talking about a stage of development of a student, then it �s similar to talking about the student �s age or level, so you would use "at". It wouldn �t be wrong to use them interchangibly, but you would lose a natural distinction. Bruce |
19 Jan 2013
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ironik
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Thanks a lot, Bruce, I am enlightened!  |
19 Jan 2013
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cunliffe
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It �s a nice distinction, Bruce. I wasn �t quite sure how to answer this. |
19 Jan 2013
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