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'in the streets' vs 'on the streets'



 
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'in the streets' vs 'on the streets' #1 (permalink) Mon Dec 17, 2007 12:45 pm   'in the streets' vs 'on the streets'
 

Hi,

Could you tell me which is correct?

He is living in the streets or He is living on the streets.

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'in the streets' vs 'on the streets' #2 (permalink) Mon Dec 17, 2007 14:03 pm   'in the streets' vs 'on the streets'
 

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Either will work-- in either case, he is homeless.
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