Is Lucy "In The Train" or "On The Train"?

[Claire]

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I chanced upon this video today. I am absolutely disappointed by this production made by the local Speak Good English Movement.

Lucy can be on the train or in the train.

It seems that the producer of this video has taken an extremely opinionated usage of proposition, by (erroneously) insisting that Lucy can only be "on" the train and not "in" the train.

It all on depends on the context of use.

1. The Chinese grandma is correct. She is referring to how Lucy is getting to her destination. Hence, she correctly says "Lucy is on the train".

2. The Malay grandma is also correct. She is referring to Lucy's location. It is also correct for her to say "Lucy is in the train."

Absolutely flabbergasted!

Craptacular video content!

 

[tanwahtiu]

Lumpar is parlum.... LPPL..

 

[Johnrambo]

My "train" is inside lucy.

 

[eatshitndie]

yes sister, it all depends on the context. as a passenger, lucy is on the train (and in the sky with diamonds). and if the train malfunctions or derails, lucy is in the train and requires lucifer to either rescue her or recover her body (and diamonds).

 

[po2wq]

lucy ...

is in ze sky wif diamonds ...

 

[Xisiqomelir]

Fun one!

Lucy is "on the train" if, and only if, she's riding it as passenger (or possibly crew).

If Lucy works at the engine yard with a blowtorch she could well be either in or on (or under!) the train, depending on her physical position.

This is hardly the most egregious common error that Singkies perpetrate upon English, however. That dubious honour goes to the superfluous perfect tense we see in the PAPpy dailies all the goddamn time.

 

[glockman]

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I chanced upon this video today. I am absolutely disappointed by this production made by the local Speak Good English Movement.

Lucy can be on the train or in the train.

It seems that the producer of this video has taken an extremely opinionated usage of proposition, by (erroneously) insisting that Lucy can only be "on" the train and not "in" the train.

It all on depends on the context of use.

1. The Chinese grandma is correct. She is referring to how Lucy is getting to her destination. Hence, she correctly says "Lucy is on the train".

2. The Malay grandma is also correct. She is referring to Lucy's location. It is also correct for her to say "Lucy is in the train."

Absolutely flabbergasted!

Craptacular video content!

Dear Claire

I don't know what you're going on about when there's only one valid answer

Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds

 

[Johnrambo]

If you are referring to ABNNs its definitely ON THE TRAIN

 

[rocket]

 

[zhihau]

In a place where flooding and ponding are almost synonymous, let bullets fly.

 

[glockman]

My band

 

[SBFNews]

When making love, my body is ON her while my penis is IN her vagina!

 

[Leongsam]

Lucy is ON a train but IN a carriage of the train except, of course, if she is in India in which case both could be applicable.

 

[SBFNews]

It seems that the producer of this video has taken an extremely opinionated usage of proposition,

It is preposition, not proposition, you twit!

 

[jw5]

Lucy's husband was on her and in her. Later, Lucy was on her husband and he was still in her. Finally, he came in her. Then Lucy's daughter started growing in her. 9 months later, Lucy's daughter came out of her.

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I chanced upon this video today. I am absolutely disappointed by this production made by the local Speak Good English Movement.

Lucy can be on the train or in the train.

It seems that the producer of this video has taken an extremely opinionated usage of proposition, by (erroneously) insisting that Lucy can only be "on" the train and not "in" the train.

It all on depends on the context of use.

1. The Chinese grandma is correct. She is referring to how Lucy is getting to her destination. Hence, she correctly says "Lucy is on the train".

2. The Malay grandma is also correct. She is referring to Lucy's location. It is also correct for her to say "Lucy is in the train."

Absolutely flabbergasted!

Craptacular video content!

 

[maxxi]

dosen't matter lah