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a question to native speakers
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ueslteacher
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a question to native speakers
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Dear native-speaking colleagues, do you ever say "to work at a project"? |
12 Mar 2016
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spinney
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I say "I �m working on a project." But we do say "you need to work at it" if we are talking about improving something. I think if a project is referred to as a place, it can be said (I �m working at the Ferryhouse Project). However, I can �t vouch for the rest of the English speaking world. I �m sure you �re going to find some differences on this one.
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12 Mar 2016
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cunliffe
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I agree with spinney �s answer - we work on a project. Working at a project wouldn �t frighten the horses, but it �s not at all common usage. |
12 Mar 2016
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almaz
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Google Ngram viewer seems to bear out what Dale says. (but check some of the citations for "work at a project")
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12 Mar 2016
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melissab
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I agree. I say work on a project. You could say work at a project in you name the place as Spinney mentioned. |
13 Mar 2016
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ueslteacher
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Thank you, everyone, for taking the time to commment! A colleague of mine used "work at a project" and my immediate response was to say "work ON a project" so I just needed to check with you because I don �t think I ever heard "work at a project" |
13 Mar 2016
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douglas
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In some cases (usually when referring to kids) I would say: "Look at those two working away at their project.", but not too often and when I did I would be evoking the "cuteness" of the situation.
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15 Mar 2016
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