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27 dic 2007 · Dec 27, 2007. #6. It is unlikely that they would be confused, because the abbreviation for "saint" normally precedes a proper name, and the abbreviation for "street" would follow one. St. Lawrence = Saint Lawrence. Lawrence St. = Lawrence Street. Note that AE uses a period for all abbreviations as BE once did, but modern BE no longer does.
7 dic 2011 · Jun 25, 2023. #13. Judging by my usage of GPS navigation software, it seems that one turns into a new/different street, whereas if it's still the same street, i.e. a curve in the street, then it's a turn onto. I believe it's kind of intuitive, as when you're on a street and following its twists, then you're really but making turns onto it.
20 giu 2005 · Jun 21, 2005. #14. I assumed it was just another word for "street." In the United States, at least, a street can be called a court, a lane, a boulevard, an avenue...and many other names (we've mentioned most of them) - and I just assumed "close" was yet another synonym. That said, one lives on a street - which I specified after my suggestion.
25 mag 2010 · 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.
17 gen 2011 · So here's another attempt: If you name the street, you can definitely use "on": "I was on Main Street when I saw Mr. X." If you forget "in" vs. "on," you can say something like: "I was walking up/down/along the street when I saw Mr. X." If you were "in the street" when you saw him, you were living dangerously.
11 set 2009 · Sep 11, 2009. #4. To elaborate on aztlaniano's good answer, "on the street" is used in contrast to "off the street," which means in a garage or some other place. "In the street" means that the car is physically located somewhere within the boundary of a street. Further, "on the street" is used for special contexts, such as parking, but not in ...
27 dic 2017 · London. English - England. Dec 27, 2017. #4. Either on or at can be used with both expressions. They mean the same and are often interchangeable, but there is a difference. The corner of the street is mostly used literally to mean that physical location. But street corner also conveys a concept related to urban society.
16 mag 2019 · 1. Most of the cars you see on the street are Toyotas. 2. Most of the cars you see in the street are Toyotas. 3. Most of the cars you see on the streets are Toyotas. 4. Most of the cars you see in the street s are Toyotas. Sentence 1 is using a standard idiom "on the street", which means "being driven" (or parked).
28 apr 2010 · California. English - US. Apr 28, 2010. #3. 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.
21 mar 2014 · Mar 16, 2014. #2. fdk47 said: 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". You're correct: "street name" in this context means the nickname by which you are known in the streets.
