One: Why didn't you tell me the truth at the first place?
Two: Why didn't you tell me the truth in the first place?
2006-07-14 17:16:58 · 19 answers · asked by immonen33 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
It's a question of idiom. The expression is "in the first place," not "at the first place." It's not a question about what "in" means and what "at" means. For example, you would do something "at a moment's notice," not "in a moment's notice." Certain phrases take certain prepositions by convention.
2006-07-14 17:21:45 · answer #1 · answered by mathsmart 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
2
2006-07-14 17:58:20 · answer #2 · answered by Akeja 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two: Why didn't you tell me the truth in the first place?
2006-07-14 17:59:26 · answer #3 · answered by Ćh!ńģ- bèê ♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two: Why didn't you tell me the truth in the first place?
2006-07-14 17:21:15 · answer #4 · answered by # one 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why didn't you tell me the truth in the first place?(Two)
2006-07-14 17:19:28 · answer #5 · answered by supergirljan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They could both be correct, but they would have different meanings. The second means "Why didn't you tell me the truth at the beginning?" The first would refer to location, and is a very unlikely sentence. So, to answer the question you probably intended, #2.
2006-07-15 12:14:27 · answer #6 · answered by Teacher 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two is the correct one.
"In the first place" means "to begin with".
At is used with some nouns of actual places.
2006-07-14 17:23:06 · answer #7 · answered by thecatphotographer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the first place. At would refer to an actual noun.
2006-07-14 17:20:22 · answer #8 · answered by Hey you! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two
2006-07-14 18:05:24 · answer #9 · answered by matt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
# 2
2006-07-14 20:00:12 · answer #10 · answered by da brat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋