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In or at the fun fair?
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Zsuzsapszi
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In or at the fun fair?
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Hi dear Colleagues,
I have a question. Which one is good? In a fun fair or at a fun fair?
I have seen both of them but can �t decide which is the correct one? Or are they interchangable?
Thanks in advance for your kind help.
Hugs,
Susan
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26 Aug 2011
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mena22
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Hi dear Susan! I �ve always seen "at" the funfair. I �ve googled for "in or at the funfair?" and all the entries I saw were "at" the funfair, including these from BBC and British Council: Have a nice evening. mena |
26 Aug 2011
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ldthemagicman
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Dear Susan, Ascincoquinas� link is informative. Mena is also corrrect. No! The two prepositions are not interchangeable, (in my opinion). However, it would be possible to say: "I was an entertainer in a fun-fair/I took part in a fun-fair/I worked for a week in a fun-fair". This is the same as:"I was a secretary in an office/I took part in an exhibition/I worked for a week in a cinema". Here is a short extract from the OUP Dictionary of Collocations.
verb + fair
attend, go to, visit
have, hold, host
The city is holding its annual trade ~ in May this
year.
organize
She is organizing next year �s book ~.
fair + verb
take place
preposition
at a/the ~
I
bought it at a local craft ~.
I hope that this helps. Les
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26 Aug 2011
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Zsuzsapszi
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Dear Ascincoquinas, Mena and Les,
Thanks a lot for all your kind and informative help.
Then I �ll use at the fun-fair.
Hugs,
Susan
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26 Aug 2011
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