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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

in / on the boat

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0 They are fishing on the boat0-
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0I'd say you can say "in the boat" "on the boat" or "from the boat."0-
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0 To me - fishing in the boat doesn't sound right. In fact they were fishing in the sea/lake/river.02br
00Sometimes I fish in a drawer trying to find something. 02br
00I think "fishing from the boat" is the best choice.0-
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sitifan
We say IN a boat and ON a ship. The other combinations are not possible.

Hi,

That is not entirel true. swimming in the river- yes; not on. Fishing on the river, yes; not in

It is possible to say: "They all jumped in the lifeboat as the ship was taking on water".

But "we all had a good time fishing on m
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Sailing in a boat or on a boat
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I had a teacher once who told us "If you are in doubt, think if you can WALK when you're inside of the transportation. If you can,

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