Stand in / on line
Language Log 2025-02-01
Summary:
When you queue up, do you "stand in line" or "stand on line"? This question was prompted by Nick Tursi who remarked: Two of my colleagues are both from Brooklyn. They frequently say standing / waiting “on line” rather than “in line” when referring to queueing Prepositions are iffy things, but I don't think we'd […]