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Chris27 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Are there differences between "in" and "on", when I say about my street?
0 Why some people say: I live in the street. 02 br
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00 And someones say: I live on the street. 02 br
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00 Which preposition is correct? Or maybe both are. 02 br
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00 I've been learning English and my book which I'm using to learn says that "in the street" is right and "on the street" is wrong when I want to say where I live. 0-
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00 And someones say: I live on the street. 02 br
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00 Which preposition is correct? Or maybe both are. 02 br
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00 I've been learning English and my book which I'm using to learn says that "in the street" is right and "on the street" is wrong when I want to say where I live. 0-
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02 br 02 br 02 i 00 In British English, I believe you need 'in'. 0-
- 02 br 02 br 02 i 00 In British English, I believe you need 'in'.
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0 Hi Chris 02 br
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00 In American English you would use 'on': 01 i 02 br
00 I live on Main Street. 02 br
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02 i 00 In British English, I believe you need 'in'. 0-
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00 In American English you would use 'on': 01 i 02 br
00 I live on Main Street. 02 br
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02 i 00 In British English, I believe you need 'in'. 0-
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0 In British English we would say either 'I live on West Street' or 'I live in West Street'. I think we'd reserve 'on' for a major road, as 'in' for a smaller road. 02 br
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00 'I live on the street' - this means you are homeless and are literally living out on the streets and do not have a house. 0-
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00 'I live on the street' - this means you are homeless and are literally living out on the streets and do not have a house. 0-
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