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marianne13
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Re: Which do you say?
I say In. Not saying it is grammatically correct but it is what I say. In my defense, I live in Queens (which I know is technically part of LI)
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Re: Which do you say?
Posted by MC09
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The funny thing though is, I always say, well it's an island so we live "ON" an island. Makes sense.
But, then I think about other islands. Like Hawaii, Cuba, etc.
And you don't say you live ON Cuba or ON Hawaii
But yet for Long Island it just seems so logical to say you live ON an Island.
Things that make you go hmmmm...
Right, like Brooklyn and Queens are both on the island, but people don't say I live ON Queens, I live ON Brooklyn
And when it comes to the state of Rhode Island people don't say I live ON Rhode Island. Even though it's not technically an island but it has the word island in its name.
But you would say you live IN Nassau or IN Suffolk. You wouldn’t say on for those either.
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LuckyStar
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Re: Which do you say?
Posted by marianne13
I say In. Not saying it is grammatically correct but it is what I say. In my defense, I live in Queens (which I know is technically part of LI)
As someone born and raised in Queens, it most certainly is NOT part of LI, geography be damned!
I say on.
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LuckyStar
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Re: Which do you say?
Posted by Katareen
Posted by MC09
Posted by NervousNell
The funny thing though is, I always say, well it's an island so we live "ON" an island. Makes sense.
But, then I think about other islands. Like Hawaii, Cuba, etc.
And you don't say you live ON Cuba or ON Hawaii
But yet for Long Island it just seems so logical to say you live ON an Island.
Things that make you go hmmmm...
Right, like Brooklyn and Queens are both on the island, but people don't say I live ON Queens, I live ON Brooklyn
And when it comes to the state of Rhode Island people don't say I live ON Rhode Island. Even though it's not technically an island but it has the word island in its name.
But you would say you live IN Nassau or IN Suffolk. You wouldn’t say on for those either.
Good point. Maybe we say on because its an island but part of a state/larger geographic jurisdiction? Like I would say on Nantucket or Martha's Vineyard. I don't know, just spitballing.
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drpepper318
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Re: Which do you say?
On.
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MC09
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Re: Which do you say?
Posted by Katareen
Posted by MC09
Posted by NervousNell
The funny thing though is, I always say, well it's an island so we live "ON" an island. Makes sense.
But, then I think about other islands. Like Hawaii, Cuba, etc.
And you don't say you live ON Cuba or ON Hawaii
But yet for Long Island it just seems so logical to say you live ON an Island.
Things that make you go hmmmm...
Right, like Brooklyn and Queens are both on the island, but people don't say I live ON Queens, I live ON Brooklyn
And when it comes to the state of Rhode Island people don't say I live ON Rhode Island. Even though it's not technically an island but it has the word island in its name.
But you would say you live IN Nassau or IN Suffolk. You wouldn’t say on for those either.
Exactly. And you live IN Bethpage, not ON it.
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Re: Which do you say?
Posted by LuckyStar
Posted by marianne13
I say In. Not saying it is grammatically correct but it is what I say. In my defense, I live in Queens (which I know is technically part of LI)
As someone born and raised in Queens, it most certainly is NOT part of LI, geography be damned!
I say on.
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