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I wanted to have a conversation with her, so i walked to the table she was sitting at.

I wanted to have a conversation with her, so i walked to the table she was sitting in.

Are both the above sentences grammatically correct?

lekon chekon
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  • Possible duplicate: [“on”, “at”, “in” as preposition of location](http://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/54191/on-at-in-as-preposition-of-location?rq=1) – Glorfindel Feb 18 '16 at 09:11

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We don't sit in a table, but we may sit in a booth:

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So, either of these would be idiomatically correct:

  • I wanted to have a conversation with her, so I walked to the table she was sitting at.

  • I wanted to have a conversation with her, so I walked to the booth she was sitting in.

As a footnote, here's another way you could say it, and avoid the preposition altogether:

  • I wanted to have a conversation with her, so I walked to the table where she was seated.

Also, it might be worth noting that we may not sit in tables, but we do sit in chairs:

  • I wanted to have a conversation with her, so I walked to the chair she was sitting in.

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