Something on that line or something in that line

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Hi, Can anyone telll me which one is correct:I am thinking something on that line.OrI am thinking something in that lineThanks in advance!

Clive · Accepted Answer

Hi,

something in that line

something along those lines

Clive

Misty77 · Answer

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Zany walk 914 · Answer

I am thinking in that line - is it correct

CalifJim · Answer

misty77which one is correct

They are both correct, but that's probably not really exactly what you want to know.

something in that line was used quite frequently until the late 1940s. Since then, something along those lines has far surpassed it. something on that line has never been used with any frequency.

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https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=something+along+those+lines%2Csomething+in+that+line%2Csomething+on+that+line&year_start=1800&year_end=2000&corpus=15&smoothing=3&share=&direct_url=t1%3B%2Csomething%20along%20those%20lines%3B%2Cc0%3B.t1%3B%2Csomething%20in%20that%20line%3B%2Cc0%3B.t1%3B%2Csomething%20on%20that%20line%3B%2Cc0

CJ

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