OFF: Dumb language question

[Eric Siegerman]

On Tue, Apr 20, 2004 at 08:19:29PM +0100, Alan Taylor wrote:
> The Cathouse is near Central Station on Union Street [...]
> Some of us may be in the Horseshoe Bar in Drury Street [...]

OK, so what's the rule for "on" vs. "in" some street or other?
I'd assumed it was always "in" in the UK.

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