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on vs. in
Why is it that "I live on Cape Cod" and not "I live in Cape Cod?"
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As a general rule, with some exceptions, we live on a natural feature such as an island, hill, mountain, cliff, coast or (as in this case) cape. We live in a settlement (such as a town or city), a political subdivision (such as a county, state, province or country), or a continent (such as Asia). The main "natural feature" exceptions are we live in valleys, and we can live by rivers as well as on them, if we live beside them, and on an island in a river.
- As a general rule, with some exceptions, we live on a natural feature such as an island, hill, mountain, cliff, coast or (as in this case) cape.
- We live in a settlement (such as a town or city), a political subdivision (such as a county, state, province or country), or a continent (such as Asia).
- The main "natural feature" exceptions are we live in valleys, and we can live by rivers as well as on them, if we live beside them, and on an island in a river.
- British speakers usually say in a road or street, ( He lives in Oak St.
- ).
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As a general rule, with some exceptions, we live on a natural feature such as an island, hill, mountain, cliff, coast or (as in this case) cape. We live in a settlement (such as a town or city), a political subdivision (such as a county, state, province or country), or a continent (such as Asia). The main "natural feature" exceptions are we live in valleys
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