"In" or "at"

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"In" or "at"

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Hi guys,

Which is correct?

1. The boy sat "at" the back of the room..
2. The boy sat "in" the back of the room..

At first glance I thought "at", but thinking about it a little I'm not entirely sure. "at" the back of the room doesn't work at all if "back" is changed to "corner" or "middle"..

Both 1 and 2 seem ok, neither seem to be wrong.. What do you think?
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Re: "In" or "at"

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