Insignificant, 'why?', questions to very random things.

calumdown said:
why do we say...
"in" a car?

everything else is "on"...
on a bus
on a train
on a boat
on a tram
on a plane
et catera

in point of fact,
grammatically, shouldn't they all be "in"?
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The “on” variations are all services, so possibly a legacy of saying the passenger is on a bus “service” and also you would say you were on a car “journey” rather than in one. Additionally if you were travelling on a specific route number it would sound odd to say you were “in the 192”. That’s my theory anyway.
 
Citizen of Legoland said:
The “on” variations are all services, so possibly a legacy of saying the passenger is on a bus “service” and also you would say you were on a car “journey” rather than in one. Additionally if you were travelling on a specific route number it would sound odd to say you were “in the 192”. That’s my theory anyway.
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Why do people work so hard to achieve the title doctor only to be called Mr when they get to consultant level?
 
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