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Poll: The train arrived ____ London ten minutes late.

The train arrived ____ London ten minutes late.

at
in
Either could be used.

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  • Votes: 2,338
  • Comments: 6
  • Added: July 2008

Comments:

samir

in

anatole nozi�re

When a train comes to a big town, it is "in" it. When it passes through a small town, it is, briefly, "at" it.

botwolf

It depends. Are we discussing when the train entered the city proper? Then "in" would be accurate. If we're discussing a specific stop called "London", then I would say "at".

Trolley6969

I think you're all missing the obvious inaccuracy with the statement: a train arriving in London only 10 minutes late? Ridiculous - they're always at least 20 minutes late!

ayokanmi ajayi

i am of the opinion that neither should be used actually...and the sentence should just read... "the train arrived London 10mins late"...any takers?

mehdi

in

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