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 #2 (permalink) Sat Jul 19, 2008 17:11 pm Preposition- some confusions. |
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Question :1
a. Roop is waiting at the corner of the street. Both at and on are commonly used.
b. She is weeping in the corner of her bedroom. OK |
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Question : 2
a. There is a sweet shop on the street. OK
b. She was selling vegetables on the street. OK
c. For the last five years they are living in Park Street. I would prefer the present perfect continuous and the preposition 'on' (AmE): "For the last five years they have been living on Park Street."
Are those sentences correct? Or, should we always use 'in' before street. The use of the preposition 'in' depends on the particular context of the sentence, however there are a few differences in usage between British English and American English.
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| #3 (permalink) Sat Jul 19, 2008 21:54 pm Preposition- some confusions. |
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Hi, Amy
I wonder when using the preposition "in" with "street" is justifiable in AmE...
Does this work in AmE: Homeless people usually live in streets ?
If not, could you provide your own examples?
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| #4 (permalink) Sat Jul 19, 2008 22:36 pm Preposition- some confusions. |
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| You are in streets lined with trees, buildings, etc, but on streets without those "accessories" as you can't be 'in' them, like roads. You use 'in' when you feel you can be in it and on when you feel like being on it. |
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| #5 (permalink) Sat Jul 19, 2008 23:11 pm Preposition- some confusions. |
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| lost_soul wrote: |
Hi, Amy
I wonder when using the preposition "in" with "street" is justifiable in AmE...
Does this work in AmE: Homeless people usually live in streets ?
If not, could you provide your own examples?
Many thanks ! |
Hi Alex
When I hear "in the street", my American ear tends to force my American mind to understand "in the middle of the street" (as opposed to 'at the side of the street').
The usage of "in" and "on" does get rather complicated -- especially since there are also some usage differences between BE and AmE. In addition, sometimes it doesn't much matter which is used, but sometimes it does.
As to you question, to me, a homeless person would be said to be living "on the street".
A few further examples of how this American would use in + on:
- I live on a quiet street in Connecticut.
- We had a hard winter and now there are a few nasty potholes in the street.
- The other night I almost ran over a skunk -- because the skunk was in (the middle of) the street.
- Whenever I visit my friends in Windsor, I have to park my car on the street (i.e. there is never enough room in their driveway, so I have to park my car next to the sidewalk in front of their house).
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