Waiting "in line" or "on line" (1 Viewer)

[thesurfshop19]

Which is it?

Is "on line" just a New York thing, or has every other place I've lived in been wrong in calling it "in line"?

Is the line the imaginary thing that people stand ON, or is it formed up of the people putting you IN it?

 

[Leroy Hoard]

We are on line right now. We stand in line.

 

[The Noid]

This reminds me of people who say, "I need to itch my back."

It's SCRATCH, you mook. You are scratching the itch.

 

[AhrnCityPahnder]

depends on what you're doing. You wait in line at the bank. You wait online for a slow website.

 

[thesurfshop19]

We are on line right now. We stand in line.

That's what I thought! But here, it's bad enough that I still say "pop" instead of "soda", but this "on line" thing is crazy!EDIT: "Crazy" is probably going too far. It's an adjustment that I'll have to make.

 

[ScottNorwood]

Either one is fine. If you get pissed off at someone for saying "on line" you're a moron.

 

[thesurfshop19]

Either one is fine. If you get pissed off at someone for saying "on line" you're a moron.

I don't deny that. Just checking if it's widespread or just in this area.

 

[RKMoney]

This reminds me of people who say, "I need to itch my back."

It's SCRATCH, you mook. You are scratching the itch.

who and where is this spoken?

 

[mon]

The only time I've ever waited on line is when I used to have dialup.

 

[Franknbeans]

in a queue

 

[ScottNorwood]

Either one is fine. If you get pissed off at someone for saying "on line" you're a moron.

I don't deny that. Just checking if it's widespread or just in this area.

I got into a huge argument w/ one of my ex-girlfriends over this because I said "on line". You're on it and you're in it. Who cares! Why must you nitpick everything I do?!?!?

 

[honky kong]

Is "on line" just a New York thing, or has every other place I've lived in been wrong in calling it "in line"?

I heard it called "on line" in a Kids In The Hall episode once, so I'm going to assume that all Canadians say it. All the time.

 

[ScottNorwood]

Do you say you're "on a train" or "in a train"?

 

[AhrnCityPahnder]

If you get pissed off at someone for saying "on line" you're a moron.

fixed.

 

[The Noid]

This reminds me of people who say, "I need to itch my back."

It's SCRATCH, you mook. You are scratching the itch.

who and where is this spoken?

Philly/South Jersey thing.

 

[honky kong]

Do you say you're "on a train" or "in a train"?

Depends on if you are in India or not.

 

[Usual21]

This reminds me of people who say, "I need to itch my back."

It's SCRATCH, you mook. You are scratching the itch.

who and where is this spoken?

Philly/South Jersey thing.

My wife is from North Jersey and says this too. Drives me nuts.

 

[ScottNorwood]

I'm not intelligent

fixed

 

[AhrnCityPahnder]

Zing!

 

[The Iguana]

I've heard "on line" before and thought it sounded odd. Unless there is an actual line painted/taped/drawn/etc on the ground for you to wait on, it should be wait in line.

 

[Smoo]

If you get pissed off at someone for saying "on line" you're a moron.

fixed.

You stand IN line. Online means using the Internet. Anybody who says "on line" to refer to standing in a line is a doof.

 

[Smoo]

Both of them are "correct" but "on line" sounds queer and/or British.

I've only ever heard Americans say it. British refer to it as queuing.

 

[E Street Brat]

Do you say you're "on a train" or "in a train"?

On a train. On a plane. In the car. Waiting in line. Surfing on line.

 

[Smoo]

Do you say you're "on a train" or "in a train"?

On.

 

[EdgeCator]

This reminds me of people who say, "I need to itch my back."

It's SCRATCH, you mook. You are scratching the itch.

who and where is this spoken?

I think you mean, "By whom and where is this spoken?".And the answer is by dumb people everywhere.

 

[Mr. Pickles]

i see it's "great poll week" in the ffa.

 

[ScottNorwood]

Do you say you're "on a train" or "in a train"?

On a train. On a plane. In the car. Waiting in line. Surfing on line.

Technically you're inside the train and inside the plane. You're not riding on top of the plane. Quit busting on my regional dialect. Everyone does it.

 

[Smoo]

On a train. On a plane. In the car.

I do not like them Sam I Am.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

One that really bugs me is here in California a certain segment of the population says "I got OFF of the car" instead of "I got OUT of the car".

Those people should be shot OUT of a cannon.

 

[ScottNorwood]

One that really bugs me is here in California a certain segment of the population says "I got OFF of the car" instead of "I got OUT of the car".

Those people should be shot OUT of a cannon.

Sheesh. Relax dude.

 

[Marauder]

One that really bugs me is here in California a certain segment of the population says "I got OFF of the car" instead of "I got OUT of the car".

I've lived in California for 40 years and never heard anyone say "I got off of the car". Must be a Bakersfield thing.

 

[Smoo]

One that really bugs me is here in California a certain segment of the population says "I got OFF of the car" instead of "I got OUT of the car".

Those people should be shot OUT of a cannon.

Sheesh. Relax dude.

You're getting awfully defensive. So you talk like a buffoon. We still love you.

 

[ScottNorwood]

One that really bugs me is here in California a certain segment of the population says "I got OFF of the car" instead of "I got OUT of the car".

Those people should be shot OUT of a cannon.

Sheesh. Relax dude.

You're getting awfully defensive. So you talk like a buffoon. We still love you.

It's a sore subject with me. Stupid message boards opening emotional wounds.

 

[Borat]

If you get pissed off at someone for saying "on line" you're a moron.

fixed.

You stand IN line. Online means using the Internet. Anybody who says "on line" to refer to standing in a line is a doof.

And a pedophile.

 

[Assani Fisher]

Which is it?

Is "on line" just a New York thing, or has every other place I've lived in been wrong in calling it "in line"?

Is the line the imaginary thing that people stand ON, or is it formed up of the people putting you IN it?

I live in NY(20 minutes from the city) and I've never heard "on line."

 

[glock]

You wait on a line or in line.

"Everybody, get in line!" -David Byrne

 

[thesurfshop19]

Which is it?

Is "on line" just a New York thing, or has every other place I've lived in been wrong in calling it "in line"?

Is the line the imaginary thing that people stand ON, or is it formed up of the people putting you IN it?

I live in NY(20 minutes from the city) and I've never heard "on line."

Maybe it's a Flushing thing then. My gf and my co-worker both grew up there and they definitely say it, and I've heard others too.

 

[MelvinTScupper]

Either one is fine. If you get pissed off at someone for saying "on line" you're a moron.

I don't deny that. Just checking if it's widespread or just in this area.

I got into a huge argument w/ one of my ex-girlfriends over this because I said "on line". You're on it and you're in it. Who cares! Why must you nitpick everything I do?!?!?

Sorry, Scott, you're a moron.

 

[Smoo]

Either one is fine. If you get pissed off at someone for saying "on line" you're a moron.

I don't deny that. Just checking if it's widespread or just in this area.

I got into a huge argument w/ one of my ex-girlfriends over this because I said "on line". You're on it and you're in it. Who cares! Why must you nitpick everything I do?!?!?

Sorry, Scott, you're a moron.

 

[ScottNorwood]

Which is it?

Is "on line" just a New York thing, or has every other place I've lived in been wrong in calling it "in line"?

Is the line the imaginary thing that people stand ON, or is it formed up of the people putting you IN it?

I live in NY(20 minutes from the city) and I've never heard "on line."

Maybe it's a Flushing thing then. My gf and my co-worker both grew up there and they definitely say it, and I've heard others too.

I think he's probably heard it and not noticed, because the two are not very different.

 

[ScottNorwood]

Either one is fine. If you get pissed off at someone for saying "on line" you're a moron.

I don't deny that. Just checking if it's widespread or just in this area.

I got into a huge argument w/ one of my ex-girlfriends over this because I said "on line". You're on it and you're in it. Who cares! Why must you nitpick everything I do?!?!?

Sorry, Scott, you're a moron.

 

[Smoo]

I once heard both Jerry Seinfeld and Buffy Summers use the "on line" expression. It pained me on both occasions. Dumb asses.

 

[ScottNorwood]

I once heard both Jerry Seinfeld and Buffy Summers use the "on line" expression. It pained me on both occasions. Dumb asses.

And I'm the one with the problem, right?

 

[Smoo]

I once heard both Jerry Seinfeld and Buffy Summers use the "on line" expression. It pained me on both occasions. Dumb asses.

And I'm the one with the problem, right?

If you say "on line" then yes, you have a serious problem. You talk poorly.

 

[ScottNorwood]

I once heard both Jerry Seinfeld and Buffy Summers use the "on line" expression. It pained me on both occasions. Dumb asses.

And I'm the one with the problem, right?

If you say "on line" then yes, you have a serious problem. You talk poorly.

Both "on line" and "in line" are considered acceptable in normal mainstream society. I may be a moron, but not because of this.

 

[MelvinTScupper]

Both "on line" and "in line" are considered acceptable in normal mainstream society. I may be a moron, but not because of this.

And apparently, so is weighing 400 lbs.Just cause it's there, it don't make it right.

 

[ScottNorwood]

Both "on line" and "in line" are considered acceptable in normal mainstream society. I may be a moron, but not because of this.

And apparently, so is weighing 400 lbs.Just cause it's there, it don't make it right.

Leave my wife out of this.

 

[Hov34]

depends on what you're doing. You wait in line at the bank. You wait online for a slow website.

[Dice]So I'm waiting in line at the bank and I got my tongue up this chick's ###.

[/Dice]

It's "in line".

 

[Smoo]

Both "on line" and "in line" are considered acceptable in normal mainstream society. I may be a moron, but not because of this.

No they're not. Everybody you've ever said "on line" to has walked away from the conversation thinking "what a ####### moron". You only think it's acceptable because you live in polite society. Everybody secretly hates you for it.

 

[MelvinTScupper]

Both "on line" and "in line" are considered acceptable in normal mainstream society. I may be a moron, but not because of this.

And apparently, so is weighing 400 lbs.Just cause it's there, it don't make it right.

Leave my wife out of this.