"in a meeting" or "at the meeting"?

[Saneta]

Please tell me in what cases I should write:,,in a meeting'' and when I should write: ,,at the meeting''?

[Milanya]

"At a/the meeting" sounds better.
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[Gray]

Does it have anything to do with AmE/BrE? I hear 'in a/the meeting' many times.
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[Alan]

Hi Saneta,

'I was at a/the meeting' suggests I attended the meeting/I was present when the meeting took place. 'In a/the meeting' is more often used about another person when they are descibed as being unable to speak/talk on the phone because they are sitting in a/the meeting.

Alan
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