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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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[in/on] the plane.

0A plane just crashed while landing and the passengers are abandoning it. A few minutes later, reporters arrive and in an interview, a survivor says "There's are still people [in/on] the plane".02br
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00I know learners are told to use on when it comes to planes. However, I heard a native say 'in' in this context. I guess the preposition associated with planes is not fixed to [on] but context dependent.02br
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00What do you think?02br
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00Thanks in advance!0-
  

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0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00A plane just crashed while landing and the passengers are abandoning it. 02font 02br 02br 01font 00I know learners are told to use on when it comes to planes. However, I heard a native say 'in' in this context.

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00A plane just crashed while landing and the passengers are abandoning it.
  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 00I know learners are told to use on when it comes to planes.
  • However, I heard a native say 'in' in this context.
  • 02font 00 I agree with you about the context dependency.
  • 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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