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Rule "Collocation: at/in the room"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: Collocation: at/in the room
Message: This is a collocation error. Use "in" for rooms.
Category: Collocations (ID: COLLOCATIONS)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/in-on-at-grammar/#using-%E2%80%9Cin%E2%80%9D-%E2%80%9Con%E2%80%9D-and-%E2%80%9Cat%E2%80%9D-as-prepositions-of-place
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • The plant is at the kitchen.
    Correction suggestion: in the kitchen
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • He sat at the dining table.
  • He was sitting at the kitchen counter.
  • He was sitting at the kitchen's table.
ID: AT_IN_THE_KITCHEN [165]
Version: 6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-10-29 22:33:07 +0100)