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i'm at my friend's home vs I'm in my friend's house

These are both correct phrases, but the contexts in which they're used are different. 'I'm at my friend's home' is used when referring to the location in a broader sense, while 'I'm in my friend's house' is used when referring to being inside the physical structure of the house.
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i'm at my friend's home

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that you are at the location of your friend's home, without specifying whether you are inside the house or not.

Examples:

  • I'm at my friend's home for dinner.
  • Can you pick me up at my friend's home?
  • Jul 22, 2024 ... Whenever I'm at my friend's home, and use any other Focus mode apart from the one mentioned in 2, iPad would connect automatically to the Guest ...
  • Oct 21, 2017 ... Hi I'm at my friend's home. It's 5 pm. I am to attend a party. The party is going to be held at 7 pm. I send a message to my mother: I'm ...
  • Apr 14, 2021 ... I'm at my friend's home. And also the question, "where am I?" Is "ubi sum?" the correct way of asking it? Upvote -3. Downvote Reply reply
  • Aug 13, 2020 ... The computer I need to work on is indeed an early 2015 MacBook Air; however, I'm at my friend's home, and their family has a 2017 MBP that ...
  • Oct 12, 2024 ... It sounds a bit awkward to say "I'm at my friend's home" for example, because it's a bit weird to emphasize it's specifically their home.
  • Jan 16, 2014 ... I'm at my friend's home: she has a beautiful :D old school plain PCIe motherboard made by Pegatron... just inserted the IBM M1015, followed ...
  • Aug 9, 2019 ... ... I'm at my friend's home” or other things. So they know what I'm doing but not exactly. They know I'm in town but they don't know I'm in a ...
  • Nov 9, 2010 ... Right now I'm at my friend's home at the Frey's Biodynamic Vineyard in Redwood Valley. It is an amazing place and I am always impressed by ...

Alternatives:

  • I'm at my friend's house
  • I'm at my friend's place
  • I'm at my friend's residence
  • I'm at my friend's apartment
  • I'm at my friend's place of residence

I'm in my friend's house

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that you are physically inside your friend's house.

Examples:

  • I'm in my friend's house waiting for them to arrive.
  • Please come in, I'm in my friend's house.
  • May 19, 2017 ... Hi Colin! I'm so happy you enjoyed the book. I have a copy of Young Skins in front of me right now – I'm in my friend's house in North Carolina ...
  • I didn't feel it earlier cause I'm in my friend's house and we're having a party. +. What is it all about? Random things again? -_-. +. It's just that ...
  • Nov 3, 2021 ... We all got them, including the automated one telling me it's time to pay for my AP exams while I'm in my friend's house next to people ...
  • Nov 17, 2013 ... I'm in my friend's house. She's from a rich family. It's 4:45pm, her maid comes in the living room where we are sitting and asks "Will you ...
  • Aug 20, 2021 ... “Now I'm in my friend's house cooking pancakes: Okay, where's the cooking oil? I have to stop to ask that. Oh, it's here. Okay, thanks. To ...
  • Aug 27, 2021 ... They were really friendly and my parent thought I'm in my friend's house. I made sure I acquainted myself with the girl before going home. I ...
  • 4 days ago ... I'm in my friend's house. they went out tonight. there's no one here. are gonna sleep here. what should I do here? no one's here. should I ...
  • Oct 10, 2016 ... She's got the "I'm in my friend's house and she's having a disturbingly intense fight with her family" face nailed. But to make matters ...

Alternatives:

  • I'm inside my friend's house
  • I'm within my friend's house
  • I'm indoors at my friend's house
  • I'm within the walls of my friend's house
  • I'm occupying my friend's house

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