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Usage of prepositions: The message was on(in) the computer.



 
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Usage of prepositions: The message was on(in) the computer. #1 (permalink) Wed Oct 14, 2009 14:38 pm   Usage of prepositions: The message was on(in) the computer.		  
is this sentence correct: The message was on the computer. or should we say the message was in the computer because it's an e-mail.
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Usage of prepositions: The message was on(in) the computer. #2 (permalink) Wed Oct 14, 2009 14:41 pm   Usage of prepositions: The message was on(in) the computer.		  
'On', I would say, but 'in' seems reasonable, too.
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