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Old 03-Jan-2008, 12:19
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Default "In a website" or "on a website"?

Can I say something like "what can I do in your website"?
I know "on a website" is more commonly used, but is it ungrammatical to use "in a website"?
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Default Re: "In a website" or "on a website"?

As far as I'm concerned, at least, 'in' doesn't work with the word 'site' at all.
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Default Re: "In a website" or "on a website"?

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Can I say something like "what can I do in your website"?
I know "on a website" is more commonly used, but is it ungrammatical to use "in a website"?
Million thanks for answering my question!
Your example is much better expressed with "on". Still, if you do a Google search for "in this|a|the website" you'll find many examples.

In short, as is usually the case with our wonderful prepositions, it depends on the context.

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