[Grammar] on or in a road?

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mscola

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Hello

I was in a big city two weeks ago and took some pictures out of a tram.
Do you say:

I took this picture on a tram in Hennessy Road or on Hennessy Road?


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Hello

I was in a big city two weeks ago and took some pictures out of a tram.
Do you say:

I took this picture on a tram in Hennessy Road or on Hennessy Road?


Massimo

I would say "from a tram on Hennessy Road".
 

emsr2d2

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In BrE, we would also say "from a tram" but we could use either "in" or "on" before the name of the street.
 
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