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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

IN or ON

What preposition is correct : in Majorka or on Majorka?
  

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Majorca (or Mallorca) is an island, and we usually say on —not in —an island. The exception is when the island is an independent nation in its own right, such as Ireland, Iceland, Cuba, Sri Lanka etc. Rover

  • Majorca (or Mallorca) is an island, and we usually say on —not in —an island.
  • The exception is when the island is an independent nation in its own right, such as Ireland, Iceland, Cuba, Sri Lanka etc.
  • Rover
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Majorca (or Mallorca) is an island, and we usually say on—not in—an island.

The exception is when the island is an independent nation in its own right, such as Ireland, Iceland, Cuba, Sri Lanka etc.

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