zshivan@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 months 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-square19linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-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-22 months agomessage-square19linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareXelaReko@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months 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.