-=> Ardith Hinton wrote to Flavio Bessa <=-   
      
    AH> Hi again, Flavio!  More on the subject of "at" and "in":   
      
   	Hello Ardith! That's awesome, since this is one of my greatest    
   	difficulties in English grammar. :)    
      
    AH>           I was glad to see your comment in another echo, BTW, that you   
    AH> don't mind waiting awhile for answers.  WRT complex grammatical issues   
    AH> I tend to be slow to respond because I'm thinking of examples & looking   
    AH> for patterns.  :-)   
      
   	That's perfectly fine to me, as this is the beauty of BBSing.    
   	You can't have an immediate reaction to your posts, as you need    
   	some time for the replies. ;)    
      
    AH>           "I'll meet you at the ABC Restaurant in Richmond" was one   
    AH> example I used earlier.  Another which occurred to me later is from an   
    AH> old song:   
      
    AH>                Meet me in St. Louis, Louis,   
    AH>                Meet me at the fair.   
      
      
    AH>           We use "in" with names of cities, towns, or villages.   
    AH> Usually such places have clearly defined boundaries.  I gather you live   
    AH> in or near Recife, which according to my atlas is within the province   
    AH> or state of Pernambuco.  I see that Brazil is a very large country by   
    AH> comparison with other countries in South America & that Recife is on   
    AH> the east coast.  If you're not sure what to write about but want to   
    AH> improve your English, tell us more about Brazil.  The eyes of the world   
    AH> are on your country because of the Olympic Games.  And as I used to   
    AH> advise my students, "Write about what you know"....  :-)   
      
   	Although the BBS I am using to post this message is located    
   	in Recife, I live in Rio de Janeiro.    
      
   	As in Brazil we don't have access to the Pacific Ocean, we do not    
   	use this concept of "east coast" and "west coast". The country is    
   	divided by regions, being:    
      
   	- North Region, where the Amazon is located;   
   	- Northeast Region, where the town of Recife is located;   
   	- Center-West Region, where the capital, Brasilia, is located;   
   	- Southeast Region, where you can find the major cities of Rio    
   	(where I live) and Sao Paulo;   
           - South Region, which is known most for its agricultural products,    
   	wine and cattle.    
      
   	The Northeast region, where Recife is located, has a sunny climate,    
   	and it is a main tourist attraction for the people that live in Rio   
   	or Sao Paulo and are looking for beautiful beaches and warm waters,   
   	as this part of the country is served by the warm current of Mexico.    
      
   	Recife is the 9th largest city in Brazil, with roughly 1.6 million    
   	inhabitants as from what I could get at Wikipedia.    
      
   	I have traveled to Recife several times, for business and pleasure, as    
   	it hosts a booming tech industry and has several beautiful beaches with warm   
   waters. :)    
      
    AH>           We use "in" with names of neighbourhoods (e.g. Greenwich   
    AH> Village in New York City & Notting Hill in London).   
      
    AH>           We use "in" with names of states (e.g. Queensland, Kentucky,   
    AH> Idaho) ... with names of shires in Great Britain... with names of   
    AH> counties in (e.g.) Ireland & the USA... and with names of Canadian   
    AH> provinces & territories.   
      
    AH>           We use "in" with names of countries.   
      
    AH>           We use "in" WRT other physical areas which are more or less   
    AH> clearly defined, such as a house or a garden... and by extension we use   
    AH> "in" if we're referring to (e.g.) a book, a painting, a Fidonet echo,   
    AH> or a "frame of mind".   
      
    AH>           We often use "in" WRT a particular month or year... but we   
    AH> also use "at" or "on" WRT to time.  I'll deal with that issue in   
    AH> another chapter.  ;-)   
      
   	Awesome! Thank you very much for this, it will help me a lot! ;)    
      
      
      
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