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From: andrea@hp-sdd.hp.com (Andrea K. Frankel)
Newsgroups: sci.lang,comp.cog-eng
Subject: Re: Geographical uses of "in" and "on"
Keywords: spatial language, prepositions, metaphor
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Date: 28 Apr 89 19:34:48 GMT
References: <5434@cs.Buffalo.EDU> <17765@cisunx.UUCP> <136@crltrx.crl.dec.com>
Reply-To: andrea@hp-sdd.UUCP (Andrea K. Frankel)
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In article <136@crltrx.crl.dec.com> treese@crl.dec.com (Win Treese) writes:
>And, of course, George Carlin drew an important distinction:
>
>     "Would you get on the plane now, sir?"
>     "On the plane?! I'm getting *in* the plane, where the pilot is.
>      You can get *on* the plane."

And in the same monologue, he pokes fun at "deplaned":  "I have never
debussed, I have never deboated, but I have deplaned."


Andrea Frankel, Hewlett-Packard (San Diego Division) (619) 592-4664
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