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  1. Dec 9, 2005 · The graffiti painted in the street (eg on the walls along the street, on would mean literally painted on the road surface - unless that's what you meant?) The car was parked in the street.

  2. Apr 28, 2010 · As Greyfriar says, whether you live in a street or on a street is largely a difference between BE and AE. Greyfriar lives in a street; I live on one. However, there seem to be some instances in which BE varies. You can read more about it in this thread. (The discussion about living on or in a street begins at post #66.)

  3. Dec 27, 2007 · A silly question but...Which is the more commonly adopted abbreviation of "Street": Str. or St.?

  4. May 25, 2010 · Hi, I found the following sentences in web. 1. He lives -at- 34 Oxford Street. 2. He lives -in- Black Street. 3. I used to live -on- Portland Street. 4. I don't want to live -on- 56th street. I am confused to use what preposition I should use for the following sentence. "I live at/in/on New...

  5. Mar 21, 2014 · When I read “What's your street name?”, I immediately thought that the question was about the nickname that you are known by in the streets, probably because you say "a name of a city", not "city name". Is this sentence commonly used to ask someone the name of the street they live on?

  6. Hi there guys! I've heard that you can use all of the three prepositions (in, on and at) with corner, but is there any difference in meaning, at all? Thanks heaps for your help.

  7. Aug 21, 2011 · Member Emeritus. "Over the street" would be somewhere above the street, where I suppose you could go if there were a footbridge built above the street and you reached the other side of the street by walking across that bridge. If you get to the opposite side in the usual way, you cross the street or go across the street or walk across the street.

  8. Dec 7, 2011 · I might turn right into a mews, a driveway or a short cul-de-sac, where the concept of an inside would be apparent, but otherwise it's onto a road. The separated versions (in to and on to) don't sound right to me.

  9. Apr 5, 2008 · Hi there! Could anyone tell what is the difference between "to walk up the street" and "to walk down the street"? Is it correct to say that the first phrase implies coming and the second one - going?

  10. May 22, 2016 · I suppose on the street might sound more accurate. But really what is strange about in? After all a street consists of a road, a pavement/sidewalk and property bordering it. If you tell someone to "walk down this street/road", it doesn't mean walk in/on the road.

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