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crazy prepositions



Aldegunde
Spain

crazy prepositions
 
Hi everybody!
 
          I �ve just read this sentence which has puzzled me: "The office is in Hanover Square, at Hanover Square to be exact". Can anyone tell me what the difference is? Thanks in advance.

11 May 2011      





Apodo
Australia

Hanover Square is a street,(see bottom of map)  but there was an original building called Hanover Square.
 
So it is in Hanover Square (street)  at Hanover Square (particular building)
( same format as: in Oxford Street, at number 25)

11 May 2011     



IceQueeny
Russian Federation

We use in with streets and squares in British English, but on in American English. But if there ia a number of the housse (that is it is an adress) the preposition is at.

E.g. In Hanover Str.

       In Oxford Circus

But  at 25 Hanover Str.

       at 2 Oxford Circus     

11 May 2011     



IceQueeny
Russian Federation

at 2 Oxford Circus

11 May 2011