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JimNolt
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Can someone please supply some context here. I answered "On the western corner," (I'll wait for you on the corner") but it was marked wrong. I don't think I ever said "In a western corner."
Whether to use "in" or "on" the corner depends on the situation.
IN the corner = inside a room, where you send a child to stand for punishment, where you put the floor lamp, in a box (I caught the mouse and now it's sitting in the corner of the box washing its face)
ON the corner = where you stand while waiting to cross the street, where the restaurant is located (on the northwest corner of 5th Avenue and Main Street), where you put something on a desk (my wallet is on the back left corner of my bedside table)