To: NYer
In most of the US, if several people wish to buy a ticket at a ticket window, they wait in line. But in New York, they seem to wait ON line. Is this usage found elsewhere in the US? Of course, in England, they form a queue.
I have also noticed in New York that if I order black coffee to go (from a deli, not a fancy coffee shop), it may have sugar in it. I have to order it “black, no sugar” to get it unadulterated.
62 posted on
07/04/2014 6:59:11 AM PDT by
southernnorthcarolina
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To: southernnorthcarolina
I have to order it “black, no sugar” to get it unadulterated. In Maine, if you order your coffee "regular" they'll destroy it with cream and sugar.
66 posted on
07/04/2014 7:08:20 AM PDT by
ROCKLOBSTER
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To: southernnorthcarolina
In most of the US, if several people wish to buy a ticket at a ticket window, they wait in line. But in New York, they seem to wait ON line. Funny you should say that. It's how I remember my mom telling us kids. "Dad'll go park the car, and we'll go wait on line to get the movie tickets..."
86 posted on
07/04/2014 8:31:38 AM PDT by
COBOL2Java
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