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at a shop vs in a shop

Both 'at a shop' and 'in a shop' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'At a shop' is used to indicate a specific location, while 'in a shop' is used to describe being inside the shop.

Last updated: March 22, 2024 • 1439 views

at a shop

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate a specific location.

Use 'at a shop' when referring to the location of a shop or when specifying where something is happening in relation to a shop.

Examples:

I'm at a shop buying groceries.
She works at a shop in the mall.

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I got it at a shop.
The plan is to set you up undercover at a shop in the mall, where hopefully...
I used a 3-D rendering to have it laser-carved out of a piece of wood - at a shop down the street.
You work at a shop, is that right?
I'll be so proud... when you make shoes at a shop like this someday.
At a shop named Virgin Mary.
No. No, it's got to be done at a shop.
Who would come to eat at a shop where the daughter's a cybor?

Alternatives:

at the shop
at the store
at the market
at the boutique
at the corner shop

in a shop

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to describe being inside a shop.

Use 'in a shop' when talking about being physically inside a shop or when describing activities or situations that occur within a shop.

Examples:

I found a nice dress in a shop downtown.
There are many people in the shop today.

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Yes, from some woman in a shop.
They would cost thousands to buy in a shop.
My daughter, at home in a shop?
The average import price is EUR 8, while every one of us knows that shoes in a shop normally cost many times more than that.
To levy VAT on third-country suppliers, largely American, is not only impractical but, in the case of newspapers and books, it gives rise to inconsistencies between the same products sold on line as opposed to in a shop.
I work in a shop now.
But a married woman may not be employed in a shop.
She insists on working in a shop when I could easily support her.
My cousin works in a shop near our home.
These bands also come in women's styles, and they're available in a shop across the street.
What Cleo means is, I was natural but she was bought in a shop.
Actually, I was in a shop buying pajamas for my mom.
I'm the Doctor, I work in a shop now.
Works in a shop, makes noises like a chipmunk when she gets excited.
You can count the boys willing to work in a shop on your fingers.
In general, all contracts are covered, whether a purchase is made in a shop or at a distance, or away from the business premises.
So what are you doing working in a shop?
Worked in a shop or a factory?
Did you buy them in a shop?
You can't have a bike in a shop, like in a circus.

Alternatives:

inside a shop
within a shop
within the store
inside the store
inside the boutique

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