zshivan@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 days 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-square16fedilinkarrow-up156arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up152arrow-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-24 days agomessage-square16fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareXelaReko@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·4 days agoCan confirm that this is extremely common in Brooklyn & Queens, and very confusing when I first encountered it. I am now married to a NYC native whose whole family says this.
Can confirm that this is extremely common in Brooklyn & Queens, and very confusing when I first encountered it. I am now married to a NYC native whose whole family says this.