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X11 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

In/on the streets

Hello.

Which one is correct?

Prostitutes in the streets

Prostitutes on the streets

I'm in favour of the first on viz. in the streets but a classmate of mine argued that it should be the second one.

X11
  

Top answer

I'd say either one is ok to use.

— My2sense

  • I'd say either one is ok to use.
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I'd say either one is ok to use.
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I agree with My2sense. Google-wise, "prostitute(s) on the street(s)" hit 4693 pages and "prostitute(s) in the street(s)" 1663 pages.

paco
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Okay.. Thanks a lot both of you for the quick answers. Have a pleasant eveningEmotion: smile
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"In the street" means "inside the boundaries of the street," while "on the
street" means "along the sides of the street."

This shows "in the street":

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This shows "on the street":

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Teo"In the street" means "inside the boundaries of the street," while "on the
street" means "along the sides of the street."

This shows "in the street":

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This shows "on the street":

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Prostitutes on the streets
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01cite10My2sense12cite10True enough in American English. However, in 11b11font10British12font12b10 English IN is used as American English uses ON. 12br
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10Example: Tim lives 11b10in12b10 Highwater Ave. (British) Tim lives 11
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0a prostitute who solicits 01b00on the streets02b00 01i00(The Random House Dictionary of the English Language)02i02br
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00a prostitute who solicits 01b00in the streets02b00 01i00(Longman English Larousse)02i0-
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0 London is on river Thames.02br
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00 That is the BrE people speak.02br
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00 The city is to be found along the river.0-
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