on or at the next level

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Which is the correct preposition : on the next level or at the next level?

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It depends on the context as both could be correct.

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For instance :

Let’s move to the next level! On /at this level we have …etc

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Then both are still possible.

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Hi,

There is a slight difference in usage here. ‘At the next’ level suggests at a different (often higher) stage in a figurative sense as in: Now that you have acquired the basic knowledge of the language, I recommend that you try the exercises at the next level. ‘On the next level’ suggests again at a different stage but in a literal way as in: I can’t see my car on this level. I must have parked it on the next level in the car park.

Alan

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Hi Alan, thanks a lot for this explanation. So ‘at a different level’ describes a new quality while ‘on a different level’ refers to another physical level as in a car park for example.[YSaerTTEW443543]

TOEIC listening, question-response: Have you ever been to Malaysia?[YSaerTTEW443543]

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Hi Torsten,

Yes, that would be my interpretation.

Alan