Why is it ” I’m at work” but ” I’m in class”? Why does ” I’m in work” or “I’m at class” sound wrong grammatically?

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Why is it ” I’m at work” but ” I’m in class”? Why does ” I’m in work” or “I’m at class” sound wrong grammatically?

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Because those two are not equivalent to each other

“I’m at work” would be the equivalent of “I’m at school.”

“I’m in class” would match with “I’m in a meeting.”

The first is a location, the second is a thing you do.

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