"in" or "on" the street?

Status
Not open for further replies.

yamyam

Member
Joined
Apr 29, 2010
Member Type
Student or Learner
Native Language
Japanese
Home Country
Japan
Current Location
Japan
Hello, there.

I've found the following in a book.

1. The traffic is usually heavy on the street on Sunday afternoon.

Is this correct? Or should "on" be changed into "in" in this case?


Would you help me with this problem? :cry:
 

areev

Member
Joined
Jan 8, 2010
Member Type
Other
Native Language
Indonesian
Home Country
Indonesia
Current Location
Indonesia
Hello, there.

I've found the following in a book.

1. The traffic is usually heavy on the street on Sunday afternoon.

Is this correct? Or should "on" be changed into "in" in this case?


Would you help me with this problem? :cry:


On the street is right
 

TheFuzzyTie

Member
Joined
Apr 29, 2010
Member Type
English Teacher
Hello, there.

I've found the following in a book.

1. The traffic is usually heavy on the street on Sunday afternoon.

Is this correct? Or should "on" be changed into "in" in this case?


Would you help me with this problem? :cry:

The use of the word "on" would be correct in this context. Saying that "the traffic is usually heavy in the street" would imply that the traffic was a literal part of the street, which it is not. I would imagine this use of the term derives from the phrase "on top of (the street)", if that is of any help.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Top