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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Possibly because we consider “work” a location and “class” an activity. So you’re “at” work (place) but “in” the middle of work (activity). You’re “in” class (activity) but “at” school (place).

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