which is the right usage? what rules should one follow when using "at" an "in"?
2007-02-23 02:27:38 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
When using "in", you are referring that he preforms well in English class. When you say "in", you are insinuating that he does great in class.
ex. Jane, what did you learn in English today?
When you use "at", you are saying, in general, someone has a knack for grammatical things, out of the classroom or without any grammatical training.
ex. Jane's submission to the newspaper's writing contest proved that she was very good at grammar.
2007-02-23 09:53:47 · answer #1 · answered by Squeegee Beckingheim :-) 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the difference is not much and depends on what u want to convey. at is more used with skills like games and performing a job like "he is good at driving" "he is good at playing cricket". Just compare it with "he is good in driving" which defnitely is bad grammar where as "he is good in english " would be the correct usage. The choice of at or in would be in the subject being described.
2007-02-23 10:55:46 · answer #2 · answered by ravi c 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is good at English -if you'r referring to English as being the subject in a class. He is good in English - if you'r referring to English as being the language that he is able to speak.
2007-02-23 11:25:05 · answer #3 · answered by seema12558 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is good in English
2007-02-23 11:13:36 · answer #4 · answered by Ammy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is good at English
2007-02-23 10:31:38 · answer #5 · answered by neel 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He is good at writing papers for English class...
He does well in English class...
He speaks English well...
does that help you a little?
2007-02-23 10:40:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
good in English if you are referring to a class he is in, and at English if you are referring to his speech. I don't know of the rule.
2007-02-23 10:46:07 · answer #7 · answered by Joy K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think overwhelmingly, either usage would convey a perfectly valid image provided you refer to a person from a non-english-speaking country.
"He is good at English" would cause me to infer "He is good at (reading, speaking, writing) English"; whereas "He is good in English" would convey "He is good in English (class)"
2007-02-23 10:40:44 · answer #8 · answered by snvffy 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
he does well in english class.
english is his forte is how i would write it though but that does not answer your question.
i am not sure that this particular example is a good one to demonstrate the rule, it may be the exeption.
2007-02-23 10:33:20 · answer #9 · answered by karchar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2nd choice
He is good in English
2007-02-23 23:55:40 · answer #10 · answered by priya 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋