December 30, 2017, 06:22 PM
BurtonRWOnline
If you’re reading this, you’re probably online.
If you’re reading this on your phone while waiting at the DMV, pharmacy, ticket window, etc., you’re online while in line.
You don’t stand on line.
Thanks.
-Rob
I predict that there will be many suggestions and statements about the law made here, and some of them will be spectacularly wrong. - jhe888
A=A December 30, 2017, 06:52 PM
airsoft guyPretty sure "on line" is an acceptable alternative to "in line", it's just not used nearly as much, and as such gets weird looks when someone uses it.
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December 30, 2017, 07:26 PM
OrgussI always thought that "in line" was the alternative for "on line"--not that I've ever used the term. I've just always said "in line." Apparently, "on line" is a regional thing to New York and for those in the military?
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mikeyspizzaNever heard of "on line" used in any context other than to mean "being connected," "turned on/activated," or "on duty". And offline to mean the opposite of those.
December 30, 2017, 11:04 PM
arcwelderquote:
Originally posted by airsoft guy:
Pretty sure "on line" is an acceptable alternative to "in line", it's just not used nearly as much, and as such gets weird looks when someone uses it.
Correct.
Arc.
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December 30, 2017, 11:50 PM
sigcrazy7I thought that “on line” is more of a U.K. expression. Americans seem to prefer “in line.”
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Jim ShugartQ: What's the term for a group of Brits standing in line for Vietnamese soup?
A: Pho queue
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December 31, 2017, 08:28 AM
IndyRobI'm gonna have to draw a red line on this thread!
December 31, 2017, 11:20 AM
Sig2340Only Nhew Yawkhers say "stand on line."
The rest of us speak English.
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December 31, 2017, 12:20 PM
Skull LeaderIn line is to queue up.
On line is to be abreast of each other.
December 31, 2017, 12:56 PM
Sailor1911quote:
Originally posted by Sig2340:
Only Nhew Yawkhers say "stand on line."
The rest of us speak English.
Yep
Place your clothes and weapons where you can find them in the dark.
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BurtonRWquote:
Originally posted by Skull Leader:
In line is to queue up.
On line is to be abreast of each other.
Now that makes sense to me - the line in the latter case being what one is on rather than what one is forming.
-Rob
I predict that there will be many suggestions and statements about the law made here, and some of them will be spectacularly wrong. - jhe888
A=A December 31, 2017, 09:16 PM
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January 01, 2018, 03:50 PM
FenderBendermaybe they did it "on" accident.