elevator ride

[Fujibei]

Do you get "in an elevator" or "on an elevator?"

 

[billmcd]

Do you get "in an elevator" or "on an elevator?"

Good question. I think in the U.S. you would typically hear "on", particularly if you are speaking about boarding the elevator, but "in" might be used in some situations to describe events or actions that occur inside (in) the elevator, as in "the assault occurred in the elevator".

 

[5jj]

In BrE, we normally get in the lift.

 

[emsr2d2]

In BrE, we "get in" and "get out of" the lift. We then "go up" or "go down" in the lift.