on & in
on & in
(OP)
involved in or involved on?
participate in or participate on?
Going in or going on?
depending in or depending on?
participate in or participate on?
Going in or going on?
depending in or depending on?
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RE: on & in
Participate in a group.
Going in circles.
Going on bad data.
Depending on circumstances.
RE: on & in
I was involved in that project.
Both seem to work.
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Chris
Systems Analyst, I.S.
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ctopher's home (updated 06-21-06)
RE: on & in
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On ... if on top of the covers "Get off the bed!"
What my grandmother always told me. ;)
Chris
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ctopher's home (updated 06-21-06)
RE: on & in
Checking websters I see that involve has its roots in rolling something up. It makes more sense to use "in" or "with" when using involve with regards to the orginal root meaning. Its meaning is to become entangled or commited.
Involved with a married man was the example websters used.
RE: on & in
I put an object ON a table.
I put an object IN a cabinet.
You can't usually put an object "in" a table.
So your questions could have different answers, depending on the noun that follows:
I was involved IN an accident.
I was involved ON a committee.
I was involved WITH a girl.
I participated IN a study.
I participated ON a panel.
I participated AMONG equals.
I am going IN circles.
I am going ON a trip.
I am going TO New York.
Verbs like "depend" or "rely" don't usually refer to an actual physical position or relationship to the subject, so they are used with "on" or "upon".
Don
Kansas City
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Chris
Systems Analyst, I.S.
SolidWorks 06 4.1/PDMWorks 06
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home (updated 06-21-06)
RE: on & in
I stand IN line, but others stand ON line...
RE: on & in
You're on the line if it's something else, like a line in the sand. Or a deadline, but then again if you're on the line it's not all of you that's on the line, mostly just your tail end.
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Chris
Systems Analyst, I.S.
SolidWorks 06 4.1/PDMWorks 06
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home (updated 06-21-06)
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You can't park on a parkway
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corus
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COE:
"in time" will be meeting a dead line, it could be much earlier than the dead line or just in time.
"On time" would mean on schedule, not late nor early.
This is just me. I profess no authority over english.
RE: on & in
But, I'm working "on" the computer.
Chris
Systems Analyst, I.S.
SolidWorks 06 4.1/PDMWorks 06
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ctopher's home (updated 06-21-06)
RE: on & in
I don't have the same distinction between "in time" and "on time". If anything, it goes the other way--"in time" (to me) implies cutting it a little close. But neither is wrong if I'm a week early.
If someone asks me, "Did you finish it in/on time?" and I finished it a week early, I'm not going to answer "no" to either one of those questions.
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I agree with you. In fact you said just what I said!
Now if a shuttle schedule to pick you up, comes 20 mins early and you were not there and leaves without you.
Now someone asks you, "did the shuttle arrive in time?" what would you be your answer.
If someone asked you, "did the shuttle arrive on time?" what would be your answer?
The difference is "in time" may or may not include all "on time" events, but all "on time" events are "in time" as well.
Or say "in time" is a subset of "on time" but not the otherway around.
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Utilizing "in", and then "on", anon,
Till a forum string din
Explained "on" and "in"
Ad infinitum and so on, and on.
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