OFF: Dumb language question
M Holmes
fofp at HOLYROOD.ED.AC.UK
Wed Apr 21 06:17:08 EDT 2004
Eric Siegerman writes:
> 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.
On and in are equivalent in this context.
FoFP
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