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Liat was born on Singapore street.          AmEGrammar Geek was born in USA street.    BrEI was walking on the street.     AmEI was walking in the street.     BrE

Yoong Liat · Accepted Answer

WesternAmerican
Liat was born on Singapore street. AmE
Grammar Geek was born in USA street. BrE

I was walking on the street. AmE
I was walking in the street. BrE

Liat lives in (not 'on') Singapore Street. BrE (not AmE)
Grammar Geek lives on (not 'in') USA Street. AmE (not BrE)

I think 'born' is not an appropriate verb. A person is born in a hospital.

I was walking on the street. AmE (correct)
I was walking in the street. BrE (correct)

WesternAmerican · Answer

Thank you very much, Liat.
It's all clear now.

Eviatar and Liat live happily on Elm Street (American English; On)
Liat and Eviatar live happily in Elm Street (British English; In)

Nona the brit · Answer

There's a little more to it regarding British English as there are cases where we use 'on'. See In the street/On the street (BrE/AmE)

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