In/On

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For example:My friends and I were in/on a bus for a weekWhen I was in/on the plane, I lost my wallet.Pleas help me. Thanks in advance.

Philip · Accepted Answer

On is usually used for these situations. But: in a car, truck.

Unsafety2 · Answer

Shall I use "on" in both situations?

Philip · Answer

My previous answer: On is usually used for these situations.
Plural, yes.

CalifJim · Answer

Unsafety2My friends and I were in/on a bus for a weekWhen I was in/on the plane, I lost my wallet.

Here is how I would interpret those.

If you said you were on a bus for a week, I'd think that the bus was moving; you were traveling.
If you said you lost something on a plane, I'd think that the plane was taking you from one place to another.

If you said you were in a bus for a week, I would imagine an old bus parked in a field, incapable of moving, and I'd think you were using it as a place to live.
If you said you lost something in a plane, I would imagine that you were part of the maintenance crew, who don't travel on the plane; they just go in and out of the plane as part of their job.

CJ

Unsafety2 · Answer

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