zshivan@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 month agoTIL Metro New Yorkers tend to say they stand on line, whereas most other New York State and American English speakers tend to stand in line.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square22linkfedilinkarrow-up187arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up182arrow-down1external-linkTIL Metro New Yorkers tend to say they stand on line, whereas most other New York State and American English speakers tend to stand in line.en.wikipedia.orgzshivan@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 month agomessage-square22linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareApollosArrow@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoGrew up here and it’s for sure a thing. It may vary by borough, but we use both. We also have to account that sayings do change over time, and the more people move to NYC, the less you may hear of older phrases.
Grew up here and it’s for sure a thing. It may vary by borough, but we use both. We also have to account that sayings do change over time, and the more people move to NYC, the less you may hear of older phrases.