Preposition of Place 'in'

On a Surface On tells us that the following noun is located on a surface. Use on when one thing is attatched to or touching somthing. 

We use at in many common phrases, especially when we are talking about a place for a specific activity. 

'All walks of life means' = people from all layers of the society, rich, poor, with various levels of social position or achievement, as a matter of fact, from everywhere! 

When we talk about houses together, we say town if it’s small and city if it’s bigger. But if those houses are organized in a somewhat chaotic way, you might hear about a slum or a shantytown. If we focus on buildings in general, a group of them can form a residential complex. An ... Show More

Rediffusion - Nous employons certains mots si souvent que nous ne nous interrogeons guère sur leur sens et leur signification. C'est le cas du mot "aujourd'hui". Sa forme est déjà un peu particulière, avec cette apostrophe qui divise le mot en deux parties distinctes. Hébergé par ... Show More

Do you pronounce it day-duh or daa-duh? Or should you pronounce ‘route’ as root or rowt? Today we’re talking about words that have 2 (and sometimes more!) different pronunciations in English. You’ll learn the different pronunciations of words including data, pecan, adult, envelop ... Show More

Today, I want to teach you about collective nouns. But first… what are collective nouns? They are words we use to talk about a group of things or people as one unit. For example: Instead of saying “many trees together,” we say a forest. Easy, right? Get the transcript. Visit: Spe ... Show More

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 9, 2023 is: juncture • \JUNK-cher\  • noun Juncture refers to an important point in a process or activity, or to a junction, that is, a place where things join. // "At this juncture in the editing process," said Philip, "it ... Show More

Daniel and Jorge try to clarify the distinction between our neighborhood space objects and what it means if we find them out of place.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Manuel offers to help his neighbour with some yard work. This Shorty includes the personal pronoun vós (another pronoun for "you") and conjugation of verbs in that form. We don’t use vós in most of our content, or in the Verbs section, because it has fallen out of use nowadays, e ... Show More

We talk about the three positions where adverbs usually go when used with verbs.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followusSUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co ... Show More