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Messier42 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Which one is proper between in and on

The products in/on the line number 4 have a problem.

Which one is proper between in and on
  

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Is this a physical line (in a factory, say)? or a line of print (a list)? " An object cannot be in (within) a line.

— Doctor D

  • Is this a physical line (in a factory, say)?
  • or a line of print (a list)?
  • " An object cannot be in (within) a line.
  • It can be on (on top of).
  • " The products listed on line 4 are causing us problems.
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Is this a physical line (in a factory, say)? or a line of print (a list)?
Normally, I would say "on." An object cannot be in (within) a line. It can be on (on top of).

In a list, where you are talking about a "line" as a row of words, you might use either "on" or "in." However, even there, I believe, the common choice would be "on."

The products listed on line 4 are causi
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There is a conveyor belt carrying products in 4 rows.The product in 4th row causes a problem.In this case, is 'on line 4' correct?
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Yes, they are on line #4 (sitting on top of the belt).
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Thank you.
By the way, the question I wrote right above is correct?
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There is a conveyor belt carrying products in 4 rows.The product in 4th row causes a problem.In this case, is 'on line 4' correct?
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Almost:

There is a conveyor belt carrying products in 4 rows.The product in the 4th row causes a problem. In this case, is 'on line 4' correct?
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