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Lcchang Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary
stand on line/ stand in line
I checked in the book and stood on line for you.
To check in, stand in line for your tickets.
Could any adviser tell me the difference between "stand in line" and "stand on line"?
LCChang
To check in, stand in line for your tickets.
Could any adviser tell me the difference between "stand in line" and "stand on line"?
LCChang
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I'm from New York, which I have been told is the the only place where people stand on line. So they both sound fine to me. Most Americans, though, stand in line.
- I'm from New York, which I have been told is the the only place where people stand on line.
- So they both sound fine to me.
- Most Americans, though, stand in line.
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I'm from New York, which I have been told is the the only place where people stand on line. So they both sound fine to me. Most Americans, though, stand in line.
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Even at the New York Times:
8 from nytimes.com for "stood on line"
23,300 from nytimes.com for "stood in line"
8 from nytimes.com for "stood on line"
23,300 from nytimes.com for "stood in line"
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Marius HancuEven at the New York Times:
8 from nytimes.com for "stood on line"
23,300 from nytimes.com for "stood in line"
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Stand or wait on line is incorrect in BrE. We only use stand in line (or more often, queue or queue up).
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