Re: Cases and Prepositions (amongst others)

Steg Belsky wrote:

> I'm not sure exactly, there does seem to be some ambiguity there, but my
> instinct is that we contrast "to be online" with "to be waiting on line".
I say "Are you on line?" to enquire if someone actually forms part of the
line, or is merely a bystander.

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