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Jesusengland Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

On, In, By with forms of transport

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02br 02br 00That would be strange. 02br 02br 00You can travel "by means of" any and every transport. 02br 02br 00You would get in or into most small conveyances.

— Avangi

  • 02br 02br 00That would be strange.
  • 02br 02br 00You can travel "by means of" any and every transport.
  • 02br 02br 00You would get in or into most small conveyances.
  • Get 01u 00in / into02u 00 the taxi, canoe, elevator02br 02br 00You'd get on a bicycle or a horse02br 02br 00You'd get on most large conveyances 01u 00Get on / (board)02u 00 the plane, train, bus, subway, ferry, oceanliner02br 02br 00Once you get 01b 00on02b 00 a large conveyance, you may be said to be 01b 00in02b 00 it, except I don't believe you'd ever say you're "in" a large ship.
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0Shut up and get on the bus!02br
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00But I was already in the bus and you made me get off.02br
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00I'm afraid you're going to go there on foot, or by taxi.02br
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00Can't I go by bicycle?02br
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00That would be strange. I've never seen you on a bicycle.02br
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00Let's go by subway.0
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01cite10Avangi12cite10 11b10Go by foot12b10, by plane, by horse, by train, by taxi, by rickshaw, by canoe, by elevator, by skateboard, etc12blockquote
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01cite10Avangi12cite10I'm afraid you're going to 11b10go there on foot12b10,
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0All of them can take "by foot," so both are correct.0-
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0I believe in AmE, either 01b00on foot02b00 or 01b00by foot02b00 is acceptable. 02br
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00In BrE,, only 01b00on foot02b00 is correct. Correct me if I'm wrong.0-
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0Well, as you know, both Avangi and I are American, so we'll wait for one of our British friends to stop by to offer an opinion.0-
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0But I was already 01b00in02b00 the bus and you made me get off.02br
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00Once you get 01b00on02b00 a large conveyance, you may be said to be 01b00in02b00 it02br
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00Do you say, I'm in a plane??? or on02br
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00Can I say "I was already on the bus and you made me
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0Come to think of it, the large ship / small boat distinction seems to work for the large airliner / small plane distinction - on a 747 / in a Cessna02br
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00There seem to be some fine differences. You may say "Get in / on the bus," but only "Get on the 747." "Get on the bus" is more common.02br
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00Yes, you may say "I was already in / on the
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01cite10New2grammar12cite12br
10Can I say "I was already on the bus and you made me get off"?12br
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10Yes, you can.02br
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00I am on / in the bus. (01b00on02b00 is more common)0-
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