{"id":21758,"date":"2023-08-29T08:00:17","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T13:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/?p=21758"},"modified":"2024-07-16T14:20:00","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T19:20:00","slug":"which-is-correct-in-school-or-at-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/which-is-correct-in-school-or-at-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Which is correct &#8211; IN school or AT school?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zhtt7RWW1hQ?rel=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a class=\"elementor-button rounded large green\" href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/advanced-english-grammar-course\/\"><strong>Take your grammar to the next level!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Which is correct \u2013 <strong>in<\/strong> school or <strong>at<\/strong> school?<\/p>\n<p>We actually use both, for slightly different situations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>At<\/strong> school means the person is literally, physically, inside the school.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>My daughter is <strong>at school<\/strong> right now. I have to go pick her up after lunch.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>In<\/strong> school means the person is studying in general (usually at college or university), but not necessarily inside the school building at that moment.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>My husband isn\u2019t working because he\u2019s <strong>in school.<\/strong> He\u2019s studying law.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I can say this sentence even if my husband is not at school right now.<\/p>\n<p>Great question \u2013 make sure to follow me to keep learning English!<\/p>\n<div class=\"alert\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/advanced-english-grammar-course\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10865\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/aegc.png\" alt=\"aegc-transparent\" width=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><center><a class=\"elementor-button rounded large blue\" href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/advanced-english-grammar-course\/\"><strong>Learn more &amp; Sign up<\/strong><\/a><\/center><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Take your grammar to the next level! 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