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0 both sound good to me0-

1u00In02u00 is more common. I think I would only use 'on' if some of my less-cultured friends decided to park on the lawn (hence 'off' the driveway).0-

0I was editing my post when you replied. I just wanted to say02br
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00This is related to a 2vs3 dimension theory by CJ and I wanted to test the theory.02br
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00Thanks, Optilang and Old Man Gordon.02br
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00Old Man Gordon, I don't see why in your example, in is not capable of delivering the same message. 02br
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0 I don't think Old Man Gordaon is saying that you can't use on - he feels that in is more common.02br
00I know that either works fine - maybe it's just a question of geography that determines which is more common 0-

0Because 'in' is the usual way, 'on' is only used to emphasize that the car is not 'off' of the driveway. 02br
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01u00In02u00 gives the area, while 01u00on02u00 emphasizes the 01u00material02u00 on which you should park. This distinction is also clear in the following. He is walking in the yard. He is wal

0Yes. Your explanation matches CJ's. Thanks for reminding me, Gordon.0-

0 Yes, but the point is that you can use either in the driveway or on the driveway02br
00You do not walk on the yard you do not walk in the grass (unless it's long grass!)0-

0in and not on0-

0I don't understand why yard can be treated as a surface. We can use on with playground.02br
00There's a watch on the playground. Can I say the same for a yard?0-

0 You would say - there is a watch lying in the yard0-