Live on or Live in? Which is correct?

[danyboy]

Hi all,

Which of these are correct?

I live on the 23rd street in Park ridge?

or

I live in the 23rd street in Park ridge?

Another doubt that haunts me is

On the corner of the street (or) at the corner of the street

Thanks in advance

Daniel

 

[MikeNewYork]

First, you should drop the "the" before 23rd. Second, you need to capitalize "Ridge".

With those corrections in mind, The first is correct in AmE; the second is correct in BrE.

For your last question, both "on" and "at" are correct and have the same meaning.

I will meet you at the corner of 53rd and Broadway.
I will meet you on the corner of 53rd and Broadway.

 

[danyboy]

For your last question, both "on" and "at" are correct and have the same meaning.

I will meet you at the corner of 53rd and Broadway.
I will meet you on the corner of 53rd and Broadway.

At the corner and on the corner are correct but is specific to AmE and BrE

 

[danyboy]

Are both of these correct....

Which street does she live in? and Which street does she live on?

 

[MikeNewYork]

No. To the best of my knowledge they both work in both varieties of English.

 

[MikeNewYork]

<<<Which street does she live in? and Which street does she live on?>>>

Only the second is correct in AmE. I assume the first is correct in BrE.

 

[Rover_KE]

I'm British and I say I live on Cornwall Road.

I used to live on Lord Street.

Everybody I know says 'on'.

 

[emsr2d2]

I'm British and I live in XXX Road. Everybody I know says "in".

I hope learners understand why it's frequently not possible to just come up with a "rule".

 

[Tdol]

I'm British and I live in XXX Road.

So do I- could it be regional?

 

[Roman55]

I am not a teacher.

I'm British and I used to live in XXX Road as well.

At various times I worked in Shaftesbury Avenue, on Piccadilly and on Park Lane.

 

[Mehrgan]

First, you should drop the "the" before 23rd. Second, you need to capitalize "Ridge".

With those corrections in mind, The first is correct in AmE; the second is correct in BrE.

For your last question, both "on" and "at" are correct and have the same meaning.

I will meet you at the corner of 53rd and Broadway.
I will meet you on the corner of 53rd and Broadway.

I used to think 'at' is generally used when it refers to a corner inside a room or building, while 'on' referes to the corner outside a building where ususally two streets cross. English is a WONDERLAND!

 

[MikeNewYork]

Prepositions can be very difficult. Inside a a room, we usually use "in the corner".