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David Little Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

DOUBT on and in

in the following sentences:
They were on the bus/on the boat/on the airplane/on the train/on the bi-cycle

why they used "in" in the following sentenses.why not use "on".and why did they use "on" in the above instead of "in"

they were in the car/in the taxi.

thank you.
  

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Hi, It's idiomatic. That means we say things in a certain way because that's our custom, we "like to say it that way". Clive

  • Hi, It's idiomatic.
  • That means we say things in a certain way because that's our custom, we "like to say it that way".
  • Clive
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Hi,

It's idiomatic. That means we say things in a certain way because that's our custom, we "like to say it that way".

Clive
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thank you Mr. Clive
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