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Why 'in A Car' But 'on A Bus' by Benyinka(m): 3:14pm On Nov 18, 2018
According to some speakers of English language, the use of 'in' and 'on' in transportation is one of the weirdness of prepositions.

Despite this difficulty, we've found a simplified way to explain it.


The way out:

When you get into a car, you sit immediately; when you get into a bus, you have a larger space, so you move to your seat.

Therefore, we get 'on' a large floor space or a space without wall (on a stage, on a bike, on a skateboard, on a ship, on a plane), but we get 'in' a car, a small boat, a helicopter, etc.

Examples:

1. We met on a bus en route Nairobi.
2. Tom sat quietly in the car as police officers approached him.
3. Don't get on a boat if you're scared.
Re: Why 'in A Car' But 'on A Bus' by Nobody: 3:21pm On Nov 18, 2018
English language sef angry


Meanwhile somewhere in Ghana, someone asked, is it a dead match "rebroadcast" u're watching

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Re: Why 'in A Car' But 'on A Bus' by Benyinka(m): 3:45pm On Nov 18, 2018
'Rebroadcast' is an English word but 'dead match' is the problem. grin
grayht:
English language sef angry


Meanwhile somewhere in Ghana, someone asked, is it a dead match "rebroadcast" u're watching

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