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In Line vs. On Line
May 2, 2009 8:51 am
(@grantbarrett)
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It's an easy way to separate New Yorkers from non-New Yorkers: Do you stand on line or in line? A Midwesterner who relocated to the Big Apple wants to know why people there are adamant about waiting on line instead of in line. See a map showing the dispersal of both forms across the U.S.. This is part of a complete episode.
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