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Apply for a position at/in a hotel

  • Thread starter Palp
  • Start date Jan 17, 2012
  • Jan 17, 2012

se16teddy

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It's not really a grammatical problem, it's a semantic distinction. Are you thinking of the hotel as a building or space that occupies part of the physical universe (in)? Or are you thinking of the hotel as an institution that occupies part of the socio-economic universe (at)?  

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May 15, 2018

Apply to vs Apply for

by Nicholas Walker , under Grammar

Picture of a job candidate applying for a job

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What is the difference between  apply to  and apply for?

Rules and examples.

RULE : Use  apply to  to say WHERE you are applying and use  apply for  to say the PURPOSE of your application.

EXAMPLE : You could apply  to  the hospital. Send your CV and apply  for  a job.

INCORRECT : I will apply  for  another university if I don’t get accepted by my first choice.

CORRECT : I will apply to  another university if I don’t get accepted by my first choice.

INCORRECT : You can apply  to  the job online.

CORRECT : You can apply  for  the job online.

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