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We arrived in Korea on Friday evening. vs We arrived at Korea on Friday evening.

The phrase 'we arrived in Korea on Friday evening.' is correct. When talking about arriving in a country, we use 'in' followed by the country's name. 'At' is used for specific locations within a country or city.

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We arrived in Korea on Friday evening.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use 'in' when referring to arriving in a country. In this case, 'Korea' is the name of the country, so 'in' is the appropriate preposition.
  • My file arrives in that room on Friday evening.
  • On Friday evenings, too, when my father returned from synagogue.
  • Come on Friday evening, about 6:30.
  • Two uniformed officers attended a break-in on Friday evening at the same property.
  • We want to see the decision taken on Friday evening, not waiting until Strasbourg.
  • On Friday evening he was worried because his face was all swollen.
  • So, just run us through what happened on Friday evening, please.
  • Two uniformed officers attended a break-in on Friday evening at the same property.
  • Kenny's made no secret of the fact that that he went there on Friday evening at 6:30.
  • 'The billionaire inventor was reported missing on Friday evening 'and is now feared to have died in the blast.
  • Tell me how you spent last Friday evening.
  • Time of death is presumed to be sometime Friday evening.
  • My friends go to The New Pizzeria every Friday evening.
  • Time of death is presumed to be sometime Friday evening.
  • My street troops have been getting signals in the past week that someone is about to make a very big move, as early as Friday evening.
  • The ME places the time of death sometime Friday evening.
  • No rest for these high-flying publishing types, even on a Friday evening.
  • I was especially pleased, therefore, that the President of the European Parliament took part in the final solemn occasion when, on Friday evening, we welcomed the new members into our Community.
  • I was recently watching a television report about young people in Scandinavian countries who go on a boat trip on Friday evening to Estonia, for example.
  • The last known phone call was from Caitlin, three days before she was reported missing, 7:20 in the evening, Friday evening.

We arrived at Korea on Friday evening.

This phrase is incorrect. 'At' is not used when referring to arriving in a country.

Avoid using 'at' when talking about arriving in a country. Instead, use 'in' followed by the country's name.
  • My file arrives in that room on Friday evening.
  • On Friday evenings, too, when my father returned from synagogue.
  • Come on Friday evening, about 6:30.
  • Two uniformed officers attended a break-in on Friday evening at the same property.
  • We want to see the decision taken on Friday evening, not waiting until Strasbourg.
  • On Friday evening he was worried because his face was all swollen.
  • So, just run us through what happened on Friday evening, please.
  • Two uniformed officers attended a break-in on Friday evening at the same property.
  • Kenny's made no secret of the fact that that he went there on Friday evening at 6:30.
  • 'The billionaire inventor was reported missing on Friday evening 'and is now feared to have died in the blast.
  • Tell me how you spent last Friday evening.
  • Time of death is presumed to be sometime Friday evening.
  • My friends go to The New Pizzeria every Friday evening.
  • Time of death is presumed to be sometime Friday evening.
  • My street troops have been getting signals in the past week that someone is about to make a very big move, as early as Friday evening.
  • The ME places the time of death sometime Friday evening.
  • No rest for these high-flying publishing types, even on a Friday evening.
  • I was especially pleased, therefore, that the President of the European Parliament took part in the final solemn occasion when, on Friday evening, we welcomed the new members into our Community.
  • I was recently watching a television report about young people in Scandinavian countries who go on a boat trip on Friday evening to Estonia, for example.
  • Remind me what conclusion we arrived at, Mary.

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