Is the following sentence correct?
We gathered in our grandparent's house
can "in" be replaced with "at"?
What if "house" is replaced with "home", does that make any difference?
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Is the following sentence correct?
We gathered in our grandparent's house
can "in" be replaced with "at"?
What if "house" is replaced with "home", does that make any difference?
Best Answer
Abishek is correct about at being used to refer to a specific place such as a house rather than a town or a country.
But at and in, as prepositions to a specific place-name, mean slightly different things, certainly in BrEng.
We met in my grandparents' house means that when you met, you were [both] inside the house.
We met at my grandparents' house means that you met in the general vicinity of their house, for example in the garden or at the front gate, but not necessarily inside.
The use of Home vs House makes no difference here.