She is good in/at English.

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She is good in/at English.

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She is good in English.
She is good at English.

Which is the correct sentence?

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Re: She is good in/at English.

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Both possible, but the one referring to her general English skill (as opposed to how well she performs in an English lesson) is the second.
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