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 Wed Jun 21, 2006 8:37 am Regd Preposition "With" vs "In" |
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| Mangal wrote: | Hi,
I have been asking about this to few persons around me and each one of them is giving different opinion. Appreciate if one of the native English speaker give explanation for the question.
"My Experience with Singapore Airlines"
"My Experience in Singapore Airlines"
The questions are
i) If am working in Singapore airlines as a programmer which one of the above is appropriate
ii) if am working as a director " " "
iii) I was a consultant and worked with " " "
iv) I worked as a director. |
Hi Mangal
The prepostiotions are a bit flexible and could be influenced to a degree by the rest of the context.
Personally, I wouldn't choose in for any of your examples. I've written the prepositions I'd prefer and also added one example:
i) If am working in Singapore airlines as a programmer ... at
ii) if am working as a director ... at
iii) I was a consultant and worked with ... at or with
iv) I worked as a director... at
v) I am a customer who has often flown with Singapore Airlines ... with
By the way, I would usually reserve the word in for expressions such as in a department, in the building, etc. Otherwise it's preferable to say that you work at a company.
Regarding the word "experience", you can often find this structure:
"experience in doing something".
I would not apply this usage of "in" to your examples.
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| Fri Jun 23, 2006 5:36 am Regarding Prepositions 'With' versus 'In' |
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Hello Amy,
I worked in singapore airlines as a programmer for around 4 years. I don't think "at" is appropriate for such a long period.
We usually see phrases like "Experience at disney world", "Experience at Hotel Radisson","Experience at Chicago",....etc....
Pls advise.
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| Fri Jun 23, 2006 8:37 am Regarding Prepositions 'With' versus 'In' |
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| mangalakumar wrote: | I worked in singapore airlines as a programmer for around 4 years. I don't think "at" is appropriate for such a long period.
We usually see phrases like "Experience at disney world", "Experience at Hotel Radisson","Experience at Chicago",....etc.... |
Hi Mangal
Maybe there's a special programmer lingo that my non-programmer brain isn't yet wired for? 
Seriously though, saying "I worked at ABC Corporation for 25 years" would be completely normal and appropriate in American English and also in British English.
(But maybe Alan will be able to verify that for you.)
As I've already said, the prepostion in would be more typically used this way:
- I work in the accounting department
- He's not in the office today
Regarding the word experience, you could say (for example):
- I had an interesting experience at Disney World.
- I got all of my managerial experience (working) at the Radisson Hotel.
You can say "at" Chicago in certain contexts, but "in" Chicago is used more often.
Examples for both:
- Our headquarters are located in Chicago.
- We spent much of our vacation in Chicago.
- The University of Illinois at Chicago is a public research university in the great city of Chicago.
- The aircraft landed at Chicago. (i.e., "at the airport in Chicago")
At any rate, my original preferences for the prepostions in your original examples remain unchanged. Maybe someone else will give you additional input.
Amy
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The prepostions in and at can be used to talk about time and also to talk about place.
Your examples talk about place (not time). In other words, your examples talk about "where" you got your experience.
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| Thu Jun 29, 2006 7:52 am Regarding Prepositions 'With' versus 'In' |
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Dear Alan,
Could you please advise on this?
Thanks & Regards,
Mangal
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| Fri Jun 30, 2006 18:08 pm Regarding Prepositions 'With' versus 'In' |
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| mangalakumar wrote: | Dear Alan,
Could you please advise on this?
Thanks & Regards,
Mangal |
Dear Amy, don't despair  ! I'll thank you for Mangal for all the trouble you've taken to give him such a detailed answer. |
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| Sun Jul 16, 2006 11:48 am With/in |
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Hi Mangal,
I believe that Amy has given you many examples of this and so I'll just make a brief comment on your original posting:
| Quote: | I have been asking about this to few persons around me and each one of them is giving different opinion. Appreciate if one of the native English speaker give explanation for the question.
"My Experience with Singapore Airlines"
"My Experience in Singapore Airlines" |
With in your sentence indicates association with in the sense of working with colleagues and being part of the Airlines.
In simply states the fact that this was your place of work.
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