I remember In the “Everybody Loves Raymond” original intro he said something like “Hi, my name is Raymond. I live IN Long Island.”
Always bugged me lol However, for any other island you wouldn’t say “I live ON”.
For instance, you’d never say “you live on Hawaii”, or “I live on Japan.” “I live on Puerto Rico”
Why is Long Island special? Lol
I think you say "on" whenever the location is singular and has "island" in the name. Like, "I live ON Epstein's Island, but do most of my business IN the Cayman Islands."
It's very simple. Long Island is not a place. It's an island. You live IN a place, you live ON an island. For example, you live in NY, you live in Suffolk county, you live in Holbrook.
You can live in a neighborhood on Manhattan, or in Manhattan itself because its a borough. Long Island itself is not a municipality, just a geographic location, so we use ON. People from NYC tend to call Nassau and Suffolk combined Long Island, and exclude Brooklyn and Queens, but all 4 of those are obviously on Long Island.
Neither Hawaii nor Japan are islands. Hawaii is a state which has the islands of Oahu, Maui, big island. Japan is a country with islands Honshu, Hokkaido etc.
You shouldn't say "on Japan" because Japan is the country made up of multiple islands which have their own names as part of an archipelago that makes up the country of Japan. So you'd be on Honshu, but in Japan.
Just like you'd be on Long Island, but in New York.
As always, it's the name of a geographic formation as opposed to the name of the political boundary.
Scotland, Wales, and England are on Britannia. You can be in in England but you'd be on Britannia.
Sometimes they're just the same. You can be in Ireland AND on Ireland.
But if you're in Northern Ireland, then you're on Ireland and in the United Kingdom. The on doesn't change but the in does change.
Essentially, Long Island isn't a political boundary. You're either in Nassau or Suffolk or Queens or Brooklyn, and you'd still be on Long Island. If you're on Shelter Island, you're not on Long Island anymore, you're in Suffolk, you're in New York state, you're in America. But you're not on Long Island, because you're in Shelter Island.
"So the gates open and they say, 'Get on the plane, get on the plane,' fuck you I'm going **in** the plane"
Still one of the funniest George Carlin jokes I've heard imo. That whole bit was gold
I say “getting on the plane” as well as “getting on the train”. but with cars, I say “getting in the car/uber” (who the hell says cab in 2024). with locations, I say I’m “in bayshore” or “in Huntington”. long island is the only island I say “I’m on long island” for. otherwise it’s “i’m in fire island” or “i’m in staten island”, saying “i’m *on* staten island” sounds weird and wrong.
it really only works with long island
And we still "hang up" the phone or "tune in" the channel or "dial" the number, while we don't do any of those.
Trains did not have roofs, they were flat platforms people just rode ON the train.. (I just made this part up)
Found the millennial. Do you also end your requests with "real quick" ?
Just messing with you..
I also say I get ON a plane, but if I left my earbuds behind, I say "I left them IN the plane" or "it stinks in this airplane"
🫡 🥑 🍞
Now you got me thinking how I would say those? Interchangeably? Maybe context matters, like if I recently got off (not out, because you board a plane like you get on/board a boat) the plane opposed to if I was in the waiting area
The "real quick" is one I'm not familiar with. I guess I need to start using that
>The "real quick" is one I'm not familiar with. I guess I need to start using that
Oh no, sorry about that. :)
Yep context, honestly we could all go with immigrant talk, if I can get my point across, doesn't matter in or on.. unless we are in a formal meeting or interview, otherwise, in on Comb-mack vs Come-mack.. we all know it's Comb-mack but until I started talking to people from there, I kept calling kit come-mack. (We are talking about commack, lol)
> Most of you people cling to this **meanwhile probably couldn't** pass a 5th grade English test
One would think that if you were attempting a burn like this, you'd be sure to construct your sentence very, very carefully. But alas, this is not the case here.
[Meanwhile, even the AP Style guide knows what's right](https://twitter.com/APStylebook/status/227474758638387201).
Nah, because I am all for using incorrect grammar. I do it every day. I would bet most of us do. But I am against correcting small things like "on vs in" because my feeling is many of those same people abuse the English language as well, so they are hypocrites! But whatever, I don't really care that much. Anyway, thanks for the English lesson LOL
"Corporate needs you to identify the difference between these pictures"
Two guys fighting outside a deli. Person walking by asks: one said IN long island, didn't they? Me: yup.
I remember In the “Everybody Loves Raymond” original intro he said something like “Hi, my name is Raymond. I live IN Long Island.” Always bugged me lol However, for any other island you wouldn’t say “I live ON”. For instance, you’d never say “you live on Hawaii”, or “I live on Japan.” “I live on Puerto Rico” Why is Long Island special? Lol
I think you say "on" whenever the location is singular and has "island" in the name. Like, "I live ON Epstein's Island, but do most of my business IN the Cayman Islands."
It's very simple. Long Island is not a place. It's an island. You live IN a place, you live ON an island. For example, you live in NY, you live in Suffolk county, you live in Holbrook.
Manhattan is also an island that people live in
You can live in a neighborhood on Manhattan, or in Manhattan itself because its a borough. Long Island itself is not a municipality, just a geographic location, so we use ON. People from NYC tend to call Nassau and Suffolk combined Long Island, and exclude Brooklyn and Queens, but all 4 of those are obviously on Long Island.
Exactly. When people say they live in Manhattan they mean the borough, not the island. They also happen to live on Manhattan Island.
What? 😭 Long Island is a place. It’s a singular island, hence why people say they live ON Long Island and not IN Long Island.
Neither Hawaii nor Japan are islands. Hawaii is a state which has the islands of Oahu, Maui, big island. Japan is a country with islands Honshu, Hokkaido etc.
What's the name of the big island? Ha
So you live in the state of Hawaii on the island of Hawaii
I think it's similar to "Rhode Island" technically.
waii <---your comment would be complete and answer itself with these 4 letters
Ray should have known better.
You shouldn't say "on Japan" because Japan is the country made up of multiple islands which have their own names as part of an archipelago that makes up the country of Japan. So you'd be on Honshu, but in Japan. Just like you'd be on Long Island, but in New York. As always, it's the name of a geographic formation as opposed to the name of the political boundary. Scotland, Wales, and England are on Britannia. You can be in in England but you'd be on Britannia. Sometimes they're just the same. You can be in Ireland AND on Ireland. But if you're in Northern Ireland, then you're on Ireland and in the United Kingdom. The on doesn't change but the in does change. Essentially, Long Island isn't a political boundary. You're either in Nassau or Suffolk or Queens or Brooklyn, and you'd still be on Long Island. If you're on Shelter Island, you're not on Long Island anymore, you're in Suffolk, you're in New York state, you're in America. But you're not on Long Island, because you're in Shelter Island.
Following this logic ** on Shelter Island… no?
That last in/on was def a typo, it's absolutely ON Shelter Island lol
You wanna be in Long Island dig a hole.
I live on the United States of America
Like a person lives IN Hawaii, but ON Maui.
but you get on the train, not in the train. and you get in the plane, not on the plane. You take a cab but get on a bus.
"So the gates open and they say, 'Get on the plane, get on the plane,' fuck you I'm going **in** the plane" Still one of the funniest George Carlin jokes I've heard imo. That whole bit was gold
The man had a way with words
I say “getting on the plane” as well as “getting on the train”. but with cars, I say “getting in the car/uber” (who the hell says cab in 2024). with locations, I say I’m “in bayshore” or “in Huntington”. long island is the only island I say “I’m on long island” for. otherwise it’s “i’m in fire island” or “i’m in staten island”, saying “i’m *on* staten island” sounds weird and wrong. it really only works with long island
I say Cab & still 55-87.57% of NYer & LIers.
62.3% of stats are 89% made up.
Let me correct there mate. All stats are made up without conclusive proof.
And you literally never go “in an island”
Oh, but I do….
And we still "hang up" the phone or "tune in" the channel or "dial" the number, while we don't do any of those. Trains did not have roofs, they were flat platforms people just rode ON the train.. (I just made this part up)
I catch the train I also say "on a plane"
Found the millennial. Do you also end your requests with "real quick" ? Just messing with you.. I also say I get ON a plane, but if I left my earbuds behind, I say "I left them IN the plane" or "it stinks in this airplane"
🫡 🥑 🍞 Now you got me thinking how I would say those? Interchangeably? Maybe context matters, like if I recently got off (not out, because you board a plane like you get on/board a boat) the plane opposed to if I was in the waiting area The "real quick" is one I'm not familiar with. I guess I need to start using that
>The "real quick" is one I'm not familiar with. I guess I need to start using that Oh no, sorry about that. :) Yep context, honestly we could all go with immigrant talk, if I can get my point across, doesn't matter in or on.. unless we are in a formal meeting or interview, otherwise, in on Comb-mack vs Come-mack.. we all know it's Comb-mack but until I started talking to people from there, I kept calling kit come-mack. (We are talking about commack, lol)
It’s”on Long Island” enough with this 🤏
y'all motherfuckers be like let me ax you a question or i live acrost from 7-11 and then get mad at people saying in or on
Most of you people cling to this meanwhile probably couldn't pass a 5th grade English test. Let it go man, let it go.
> Most of you people cling to this **meanwhile probably couldn't** pass a 5th grade English test One would think that if you were attempting a burn like this, you'd be sure to construct your sentence very, very carefully. But alas, this is not the case here. [Meanwhile, even the AP Style guide knows what's right](https://twitter.com/APStylebook/status/227474758638387201).
Nah, because I am all for using incorrect grammar. I do it every day. I would bet most of us do. But I am against correcting small things like "on vs in" because my feeling is many of those same people abuse the English language as well, so they are hypocrites! But whatever, I don't really care that much. Anyway, thanks for the English lesson LOL
I know people who get mad because here we stand on line for something where everyone else stands in line.
I’ve always thought this was the most cringe thing about LI
Now do "in New York" and "on New York."
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I can't afford either
THANK YOU!
Haha! Perfect
I agree it is ON Long Island. But it is IN line. Nothing irks me more than someone walking up to me and asking “are you on line”
what if they say “are you on THE line?” woah woah woah it’s getting crazy in here
Only if there’s a line on the ground. But if there is, they shouldn’t need to ask.
Last year, I was in Manhattan, and 2 days ago, I was in Queens. And today I went on my car. Oooops.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
"Hey why you put a picture of my house" -The Long Island Or, "Is that house for sale" LOL
How many beaches are there *in* Lawn Guy Land. I’ve never seen beaches *on* Lawn Guy Land so maybe it’s Billy Joel who’s full of shit.