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"He is good at English" vs "He is good in English"



 
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"He is good at English" vs "He is good in English" #1 (permalink) Sun Apr 26, 2009 22:43 pm   "He is good at English" vs "He is good in English"
 

Dear all staff and readers,

Please tell me which statement is correct?

He is good at english, or he is good in English

I appreciate your assistance

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"He is good at English" vs "He is good in English" #2 (permalink) Mon Apr 27, 2009 5:09 am   "He is good at English" vs "He is good in English"
 

If you capitalize the first 'English', then either is acceptable.

We can say that you are good at or good in various school subjects, but we tend to say 'good at' the various sports, or the arts.

There is no hard and fast rule for when you should say 'good at' or 'good in', unfortunately.
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