Re: Line vs. queue...

Subject: Re: Line vs. queue...
From: Brad Jensen <brad -at- elstore -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2002 21:35:38 -0500



----- Original Message -----
From: "Sandy Harris" <pashley -at- storm -dot- ca>

> However, I've heard some Americans use "waiting on line" where I
could
> only say "in line". Does that depend on dialect or formality or
what?


I'm 48 years old and I've been all over the country on business
and never heard this once.

Anecdotal of course.

Brad Jensen



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References:
Re: Line vs. queue...: From: Charles E Vermette
Re: Line vs. queue...: From: Sandy Harris

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