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Mumbojumbo Posted 21 years ago
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on/in

Please read below -

Q: Where are you?

Ans1: I am on the bus.

Ans2: I am in the bus.

In the above two answers Ans1 means 'I am travelling' and Ans2 means 'I am inside the bus'.

Is my explanation correct?

Does A2 hold good for travelling as well?

Thanks,

MJ.
  

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I'm sure we had a thread about this a few months ago, but in/on each apply to different types of transport and are not interchangeable. I am in the car/lorry/truck/trailer/caravan/motorhome. I am on the bus/train/tram/bicyle/motorbike/tractor.

— Nona the brit

  • I'm sure we had a thread about this a few months ago, but in/on each apply to different types of transport and are not interchangeable.
  • I am in the car/lorry/truck/trailer/caravan/motorhome.
  • I am on the bus/train/tram/bicyle/motorbike/tractor.
  • Aeroplane - I guess this is one example where you could say either, but 'on' would be most common.
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I'm sure we had a thread about this a few months ago, but in/on each apply to different types of transport and are not interchangeable.

I am in the car/lorry/truck/trailer/caravan/motorhome.

I am on the bus/train/tram/bicyle/motorbike/tractor.

Aeroplane - I guess this is one example where you could say either, but 'on' would be most common.
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And if you're travelling by hang glider you'd say "I'm on my hang glider", even thought you're technically under it.


-Nyarlathotep
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