OFF: Dumb language question

Eric Siegerman erics at TELEPRES.COM
Tue Apr 20 19:28:28 EDT 2004


On Tue, Apr 20, 2004 at 08:19:29PM +0100, Alan Taylor wrote:
> The Cathouse is near Central Station on Union Street [...]
> Some of us may be in the Horseshoe Bar in Drury Street [...]

OK, so what's the rule for "on" vs. "in" some street or other?
I'd assumed it was always "in" in the UK.

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