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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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On an island...
I'm about to travel to Hamilton Island. While I'm there am I "On Hamilton Island" or "In Hamilton Island"?
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Normally on . If the island is en entity of its own, it could be in . He lives in/on Mercer Island, a city in Lake Washington near Seattle.
- Normally on .
- If the island is en entity of its own, it could be in .
- He lives in/on Mercer Island, a city in Lake Washington near Seattle.
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Normally on.
If the island is en entity of its own, it could be in.
He lives in/on Mercer Island, a city in Lake Washington near Seattle.
If the island is en entity of its own, it could be in.
He lives in/on Mercer Island, a city in Lake Washington near Seattle.
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Hi,
It depends on the context.
'On' for a small island. And it sounds right to me to say 'On Hamilton Island', because you include the word 'Island'.
But we commonly say 'in Cuba', 'in Bermuda', 'in Jamaica'. So probably ''in Hamilton', if it can be referred to that way.
Clive
It depends on the context.
'On' for a small island. And it sounds right to me to say 'On Hamilton Island', because you include the word 'Island'.
But we commonly say 'in Cuba', 'in Bermuda', 'in Jamaica'. So probably ''in Hamilton', if it can be referred to that way.
Clive
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