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Re: Cases and Prepositions (amongst others)

From:John Cowan <jcowan@...>
Date:Wednesday, June 7, 2000, 17:40
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. -- Schlingt dreifach einen Kreis um dies! || John Cowan <jcowan@...> Schliesst euer Aug vor heiliger Schau, || http://www.reutershealth.com Denn er genoss vom Honig-Tau, || http://www.ccil.org/~cowan Und trank die Milch vom Paradies. -- Coleridge (tr. Politzer)