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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Use of in and on

Hi I have a question about the difference between "in the mountain" and "on the mountain" as well as "in the city" and "on the city", if both can be used, when do you use one or the other?
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"in the mountains " -- You must use the plural. Within a mountain range; among the mountains "on the mountain"-- a single mountain "in the city"-- OK "on the city"-- No meaning

— Mister Micawber

  • "in the mountains " -- You must use the plural.
  • Within a mountain range; among the mountains "on the mountain"-- a single mountain "in the city"-- OK "on the city"-- No meaning
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"in the mountains" -- You must use the plural. Within a mountain range; among the mountains

"on the mountain"-- a single mountain

"in the city"-- OK

"on the city"-- No meaning
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Doesn't 'on the city' mean something like 'going out'/entertaining yourself in town?
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No. That is the idiom 'on the town'.
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