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IN or AT doubt
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newuser07
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IN or AT doubt
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Hi guys!
Is there any difference between I work in (company x) and I work at (company x)?
I used to teach I work for but after reading some texts I�m not sure now.
Are all of them right?
THanks in advance!
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27 Sep 2009
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maoopa
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Most people here say "I work at ..." but "work for" is also very used. I´ve never heard "I work in"
Mauro |
27 Sep 2009
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GIOVANNI
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I would think that for suggests that the speaker is thinking of the company that employs him/her, while at suggests that the speaker may be thinking of the office or location as he speaks; but �I am an employee of Pepsi � also conveys the same. In would probably be used as a type of establishment �I work in a factory�.
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27 Sep 2009
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mcandelacch17
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I would say I work for, but not I work in or at a company. Check in this link http://www.collins.co.uk/Corpus/CorpusSearch.aspx. It �s the Collins Concordance Collocation sample. You just have to type your query like this: work+at+a+company or work+for+a+company or work+in+a+company. Here you will find all the collocations usually and mostly used by native speakers of the language. good luck! |
27 Sep 2009
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Tint
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"I work in...", to me means that you �re working in the particular office building, but not necessarily �for � the company or employed by the company. "I work at..." has similar connotations for me. I �d use "I work for..." if I �m talking about the company that employs me.
As an example, I work for myself, but I work �in � at least two schools and often work �at � some large corporations where I teach business students.
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27 Sep 2009
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newuser07
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THanks a lot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Very clear answers and thanks for the great link :)
Have a great weekend!!! |
27 Sep 2009
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teacher_julia
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The only time I would say "I work in" is when I �m talking about a department. I could say "I work in the language department" or "I work in electronics" but when you use a company name you would say "I work for"
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1 Oct 2009
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moudy92
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I think both in or at can work well . |
1 Oct 2009
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