Cast your vote here. There is no incorrect answer. Unless you say in line. Then you're wrong:)

I've always said standing in line. I've never heard of standing on line before!:confused:

The Times’s Stylebook weighs in on the matter definitively, saying:

" Few besides New Yorkers stand or wait on line. In most of the English-speaking world, people stand in line. Use that wording."

I guess you're in the minority opus!:wave:

Cast your vote here. There is no incorrect answer. Unless you say in line. Then you're wrong:)Why??

Thats correct bud!!!

Standing IN LINE waiting to order....

The Times’s Stylebook weighs in on the matter definitively, saying:

" Few besides New Yorkers stand or wait on line. In most of the English-speaking world, people stand in line. Use that wording."

I guess you're in the minority opus!:wave:

I posted the question online to kill time while standing on line. In New York.

Never heard the term "standing on line" until I saw this thread. :lol:

Standing in line you're part of the line. Standing on line, sounds like you're standing on the people in line.

I posted the question online to kill time while standing on line. In New York.


:lol:

I've always said stand IN line. But I have heard stand ON line too! I've heard everything just about, living where I live and English not being a first language with a lot of people. As a matter of fact my husband who's first language is Spanish says we have to make the line. And I had a Filipino friend that would say we have to fall in line! I always thought that was funny , I pictured people in the line falling down! hahahaha!

Another thing I think is funny, is laying in bed!! We actually aren't IN the bed, we are ON the bed. If we were In the bed we would be stuffed /stuck in the mattress or something right? Seriously, think about it! How come we don't say I'm ON the bed, not I'm IN the bed! ?

Never heard standing on line...it was always standing in line...and I hate waiting in line!

bring some paint with you, then you can paint your own line an proceed to stand ON it while you are IN the line.

or if you're British you can queue up for the queue.

bring some paint with you, then you can paint your own line an proceed to stand ON it while you are IN the line.



Exactly. There can be a line on the floor you stand on. There can't be a line off the ground you're in.

Exactly. There can be a line on the floor you stand on. There can't be a line off the ground you're in.

The line that you are standing in is formed by people not by paint. So at the DMV or grocery store,etc. you are in a line of people. You are not standing on them/it. :p


This has got to be one of the weirdest subjects we've ever had on Sitcoms Online!:lol:

This has got to be one of the weirdest subjects we've ever had on Sitcoms Online!:lol:

Nah. Just today was a topic about a porn version of The Golden Girls, which I think got deleted, and somewhere you can find a topic about a fight with a waitress because toast and an english muffin were on same plate. So this is not even close:)

Nah. Just today was a topic about a porn version of The Golden Girls, which I think got deleted, and somewhere you can find a topic about a fight with a waitress because toast and an english muffin were on same plate. So this is not even close:)


Here was a strange thread from a couple of days ago ! :D

Does marrying a prostitute (male or female) lead you to negative consequences?

Does marrying a prostitute (male or female) lead you to negative consequences?

If you're already married, then yes.

Inline skating or online? :confused:

http://www.inlineplanet.com/10/06/Resources/inlinespeedtrain.jpeg

Inline skating or online? :confused:

http://www.inlineplanet.com/10/06/Resources/inlinespeedtrain.jpeg

Buying inline online:

http://www.amazon.com/Roller-Derby-Adjustable-Inline-Skates/dp/B002N4QAOQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1441205906&sr=8-1&keywords=mens+inline+skates&pebp=1441205901904&perid=167N2Q9TYNMS2B86R6Q3

https://img0.etsystatic.com/056/0/8974938/il_340x270.725585174_61ki.jpg

:D

It's IN line.

Sweet CaroLINE!!!!!


https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRMn9eZFEJTqwO-L8vKB49ld60WwhaXkh1bcnK9HKAkfUjYgA4kvQ

Never heard the term "standing on line" until I saw this thread. :lol:I have heard it but think its silly.....

This has got to be one of the weirdest subjects we've ever had on Sitcoms Online!:lol:

I wasn't planning on pulling this up, but now there's a topic with someone crying that a place won't sell english muffins, in capital letters no less. So things do get plenty weird around here. Ok, now this thread can drift to the abyss of the internet.