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Vincent Teo Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
In / on a cable car
Can I say,
They rode a cable car.
They rode in / on a cable car.
They rode a cable car.
They rode in / on a cable car.
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I hear all three versions used by native speakers.
- I hear all three versions used by native speakers.
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Vincent TeoCan I say,Hi,
They rode a cable car.
They rode in / on a cable car.
When you rode a cable car then you were a cable-car driver.
When you rode in/on a cable car then you were a passenger.
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AnonymousWhen you rode a cable car then you were a cable-car driver.No, the driver would not say he rode the cable car. He would say, "I drove a cable car."
There's really no difference in meaning among the three versions.
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