“At home” is right. “Home” is not a specific place; it varies from person to person. “In” is used for specific places that don’t change, like “I am in the Kroger on the corner.” Since your home is not everyone’s home, it would be “At home.” Hope it helped!
Do you say at home or in home?
The correct phrase to use is usually “I am at home.” when you’re speaking about being in your house or place of residence. However, in some contexts, it can be correct to use the phrase “in my home,” and there are times when the phrase “I am home” is also correct.
Which is correct at or in?
Deciding which word you should be using comes down to a question of where. “At” is used when you are at the top, bottom or end of something; at a specific address; at a general location; and at a point. “In” is used in a space, small vehicle, water, neighborhood, city and country.
Is it right to say in the home?
Both prepositional phrases are correct. If someone calls you, & asks, “Where are you, right now,” answer, “I’m at home.” Some office furniture looks attractive in the home. at home is specific. You’re either at home, or you’re not.
Which one is correct I’m home or I’m at home?
To simply the answer, both are the same. One way just uses an extra word.
Why do we say in the house but at home?
Home is more conceptual, it is the idea of where a person (and his or her family) lives. House is more physical, it is the structure where a person (and his or her family) lives. In can be used with home, but then the article the would be needed before home and home would refer to a specific structure.
Can we use at for home?
The noun home does not usually refer to the building. We often use home with the preposition at: It’s not very big but it’s my home.
Are you in or at a city?
Either one can be used, but we tend to use “in,” because a city doesn’t have a definitive border, but it does surround people.
Which one is correct in school or at school?
“He’s at school. His classes finish at 3:30.” In school means the person is studying in general (usually at college or university) but not necessarily inside the school building at that moment. “My husband doesn’t have a job because he’s in school.
Are you at college or in college?
Use at before a type of school (for example, at a community college) or the name of a school. Use in before a city, state, or country. Use take/study + an English course.
Which one is correct she is home or she is at home?
If you mean that she is in her house, flat, or apartment, you can say either “She is home” or “She is at home”, without any difference in meaning. The only difference is syntactic. When you say “She’s at home”, you are using the word home as a noun.
Why do we use at home?
“Home” is an adverb of place that modifies verb “go”. I go to my home. “Home” is a noun, so we use preposition “to”+ noun “home” to complete the meaning. But people say “I’m at home” all the time.
Which is correct at or in a restaurant?
If you ate your own food (or food from another restaurant), you would have to explain that. That would mean you ate food while inside the building. While both could be used, at implies being a customer, whereas in simply indicates location.
Are you in or at the office?
‘In the office’ and ‘at the office’ are both correct and can be used but each of them must be used in certain contexts. ‘In the office’ is used to refer to the physical presence in a workplace and ‘at the office’ is used to refer to the idea of someone’s workplace.
Are you at home or are you home?
Both are correct. However, as an American, I rarely ever use/ hear “Are you at home?” and “Are you home” is more common. “Are you at home” sounds more formal but it is rarely used even formally. Furthermore, to be “at” home is not used nearly as often when you’re talking in the 1st (I) or 2nd (you) person.
Do you say I live in or I live at?
“I live in x” is correct for when x is a general area, like a city or country. Ex. “I live in Canada.” “I live at x” is correct when x is a specific address.
Where do we use in and at in a sentence?
For the most specific times, and for holidays without the word “day,” we use at. That means you will hear, “Meet me at midnight,” or “The flowers are in bloom at Easter time.” When English speakers refer to a place, we use in for the largest or most general places.
Are you a student in or at?
The correct preposition is at! For example, you would say: “I’m studying at Harvard University.”
Do we say in America or at America?
“In the USA” is correct. We put “the” in front of the names of some countries, though for most we do not. Basically we use “the” in front of names that are “descriptions” rather than simply a name, like “the United Kingdom” and “the United States”.
Should I say at or in school?
“At school” means the person is, physically, inside the school. “In school” means the person is studying but not necessarily inside the school building at that moment. And both are correct when used in appropriate situations.
Are you in or at a country?
“At” is generally used for smaller, specific locations, like at home, at work, at Starbucks, at Comicon. “In” is used for larger areas, like countries, towns, cities…