HUMOR. Is it on Long Island, or in Long Island? Award-winning writer, editor, and English professor Beth Quinn questions regional word usage.
30 Apr 2026 | 11:21
One of the best arguments I ever had was about whether a person stands in line or on line.
I was standing on line with my husband Bob waiting to buy movie tickets to see Stay Online. (Okay, it was Jaws, but I couldn’t resist.)
It was a bit of a wait, and the guy in front of us was getting agitated.
“How...
