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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Prepositions
why is it on the plane and not in the plane? and why in the car and not on the car?
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Hi, It's idiomatic. We say it that way because we like to say it that way. Clive
- Hi, It's idiomatic.
- We say it that way because we like to say it that way.
- Clive
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Hi,
It's idiomatic. We say it that way because we like to say it that way.
Clive
It's idiomatic. We say it that way because we like to say it that way.
Clive
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We usually use on for large commerical airliners. Some native speakers prefer in for
smaller planes: The executive flew to Paris in/on her private jet. You can avoid using
either preposition by using aboard.
Thank you
P. S. If you said that there was someone on the car, native speakers might think that
you
smaller planes: The executive flew to Paris in/on her private jet. You can avoid using
either preposition by using aboard.
Thank you
P. S. If you said that there was someone on the car, native speakers might think that
you
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