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Excel in or Excel at?



 
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Excel in or Excel at? #1 (permalink) Wed Mar 14, 2007 15:48 pm   Excel in or Excel at?
 

I was training some new teachers today and they posed this question:

Is it right to say "excel at"?

My first thought was to say "excel in". And then I realized that I do hear the former phrase too.

Are both of them right?
what's the correct answer to this:

"Chris excels in/at sports."

Now I'm confused. :oops:
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Excel in or Excel at? #2 (permalink) Wed Mar 14, 2007 23:14 pm   Excel in or Excel at?
 

Both 'excel at' and excel in' are (correctly) used.
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Excel in or Excel at? #3 (permalink) Thu Mar 15, 2007 5:31 am   Excel in or Excel at?
 

If I understand the question correctly, you're asking whether it should be, "Chris excels in sports," or, "Chris excels at sports."

The answer is yes. It should be, "Chris excels in sports," or, "Chris excels at sports." :D
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