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Michaelting Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
In/on
I am in an aeroplane.
I am on a train.
I am in a car.
I am in a bus.
Why is it 'on' a train when you are inside the train?
I am on a train.
I am in a car.
I am in a bus.
Why is it 'on' a train when you are inside the train?
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You can say "I am in a train", but that means your location is inside the train. You use "on a train" when you're using the train for travelling. I have heard "on an airplane" and "on a bus", also, when people are talking about travelling (example: "I can't talk right now; I'm on/in a bus").
- You can say "I am in a train", but that means your location is inside the train.
- You use "on a train" when you're using the train for travelling.
- I have heard "on an airplane" and "on a bus", also, when people are talking about travelling (example: "I can't talk right now; I'm on/in a bus").
- However, "on a car" is never used; maybe because it is a smaller vehicle.
- So, on X = inside an X and travelling in X = inside an X (may or may not be travelling)
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You can say "I am in a train", but that means your location is inside the train. You use "on a train" when you're using the train for travelling. I have heard "on an airplane" and "on a bus", also, when people are talking about travelling (example: "I can't talk right now; I'm on/in a bus"). However, "on a car" is never used; maybe because it is a smaller vehicle. So,
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