Why do we say "in the world" and "on the plane"?
karlrschneider
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Tue Mar-27-07 07:47 PM
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| Why do we say "in the world" and "on the plane"? |
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I'm ON the world, not IN it...and when I fly, I'm IN the plane, not ON it!
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Tue Mar-27-07 07:50 PM
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Tue Mar-27-07 07:59 PM
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| 2. in a car, on a train, on a bus, on a ship, in a boat, in a hot air balloon, in a helicopter. |
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It's fucking weird, our language.
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Tue Mar-27-07 08:11 PM
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| 3. I park in (on?) the driveway and drive on the parkway! |
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:wtf: :silly: :spank: :shrug:
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