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I worked at / in / for a school for two years. Which preposition should I use and why? Thanks
Jun 26, 2011 12:39 PM
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You should only use "for a school" if you want to stress that they were your employer (e.g., when talking about being employed in the education system). Otherwise, use "at a school" ("in" is unnecessary, since most people work inside buildings). We use "at" to talk about the company or type of work (e.g., "I worked at Microsoft for two years" or "I worked at a factory in southern China").
June 26, 2011
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You can use both at/for. 'at a school' refers to the job itself. 'for a school' indicates you being hired by the school to work for it as an employee.
June 27, 2011
In this case, you can use either preposition. It does not change the meaning.
June 26, 2011
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