Belly Posted 19 years ago
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Unless I'm mistaken, she was back at work yesterday
Unless I'm mistaken, she was back at work yesterday
Is the sentence right? Why back at work, not to work?
Is the sentence right? Why back at work, not to work?
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Hi, Unless I'm mistaken, she was back at work yesterday Is the sentence right? Why back at work, not to work? Both are possible.
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Hi,
Unless I'm mistaken, she was back at work yesterday
Is the sentence right? Why back at work, not to work?
Both are possible.
'at work' - You are thinking of 'work' as a place, eg an office downtown somewhere.
'to work' - you are thinking of work as a task (eg writ
Unless I'm mistaken, she was back at work yesterday
Is the sentence right? Why back at work, not to work?
Both are possible.
'at work' - You are thinking of 'work' as a place, eg an office downtown somewhere.
'to work' - you are thinking of work as a task (eg writ
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So if Mary stays home today, we would say: Tomorrow, Mary will back to work, wouldn't we?
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Hi,
So if Mary stays home today, we would say: Tomorrow, Mary will back to work, wouldn't we?
No. If you are thinking that Mary's location tomorrow will be different than it is today, say 'Mary will be back at work'.
You could also say 'She will go back to work', in the same way as you mught say 'Next
So if Mary stays home today, we would say: Tomorrow, Mary will back to work, wouldn't we?
No. If you are thinking that Mary's location tomorrow will be different than it is today, say 'Mary will be back at work'.
You could also say 'She will go back to work', in the same way as you mught say 'Next
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