Posts by TimPhon@lingo.lol
 (DIR) Post #AVh5VoD49WQvgpgfQm by TimPhon@lingo.lol
       2023-05-15T23:12:09Z
       
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       @grammargirl I have personally contributed to both sides of that trend (I started doing Russian, then switched to Ukrainian). And part of my motivation was exactly what they're reporting. #LearnUkrainian
       
 (DIR) Post #AWYpYuGIPAHHjVqTwG by TimPhon@lingo.lol
       2023-06-10T21:24:17Z
       
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       @lowqualityfacts Do it for all the Tims out there!
       
 (DIR) Post #AWtfmIxu7E8jl49Y4e by TimPhon@lingo.lol
       2023-06-20T22:47:08Z
       
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       @grammargirl @Seth What about a historical linguistic perspective?"On" a boat (of a particular type that maybe had a deck and no "indoors")."On" a cart (horse-drawn, no cover)."In" a carriage (covered space, so matching non-transport uses of "in").And so on.Then, over time, new forms of transport got assigned, sometimes based on that same logic, and sometimes based on whatever existing form they most resembled.1/
       
 (DIR) Post #AWtgXDV6FaZmQ837Y0 by TimPhon@lingo.lol
       2023-06-20T22:50:05Z
       
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       @grammargirl @Seth So, "on" a plane because aircraft are generally treated like boats, linguistically: they land at air-*ports*, they have pilots, you embark and disembark.And "in" a car or other covered vehicle, both because it's literally in but also because it's the natural successor to covered horse-drawn carriages.And "on" a cruise ship - although most of it is indoors, it is a boat and therefore inherits the preposition for boat-like objects.2/
       
 (DIR) Post #AWtgXElRYJFAL6hgf2 by TimPhon@lingo.lol
       2023-06-20T22:54:30Z
       
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       @grammargirl @Seth On the other hand, what's with canoes? I use "in", although they are boats (which suggests "on" from the historical perspective) and they are not enclosed (which suggests "on" from the semantic perspective)."On" a bike works both ways (most analogous foregoing transport = a horse, I think)."On" a parade float. Does that count as a transport - uncovered wagon - or is it more like being "on" a stage, with the movement being secondary?3/3 (for now)#PrepositionsAreWeird
       
 (DIR) Post #AY8tbHPlVTaZFnwpTE by TimPhon@lingo.lol
       2023-07-28T04:54:48Z
       
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       @grammargirl The meaning this conjures for me is, "We feel a bit of anxiety - maybe because if we don't go now, we might miss the chance." It isn't just "eager" or "pleasantly excited".