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...or just like no one says that they live IN the mainland; they live ON the mainland (Unless they're visiting Ray Romano "in" Long Island, then they probably say that they live "IN" the mainland.... )
I just saw a food truck in my town that said "Best Empanadas on Long Island", and the "on" is covering something the original text. Meaning it originally said "in", until they covered it up.
I just saw a food truck in my town that said "Best Empanadas on Long Island", and the "on" is covering something the original text. Meaning it originally said "in", until they covered it up.
Maybe it was originally in Spanish and said "Mejores empanadas en Long Island"... Maybe we're en this isla?
You can always tell a "natural" LI'er from a transplant
All true blooded Islanders will say ON LI, never IN LI!
I've lived here pretty much my whole life and I'll say "in" sometimes depending on the context. Like another poster said, Garden City is "in" Long Island to me.
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Originally Posted by Mumbly Joe
Maybe it was originally in Spanish and said "Mejores empanadas en Long Island"... Maybe we're en this isla?
It's easy in Spanish at least, since on and in are both the same word (with some exceptions)
But the fact that people not from Long Island tend to say "in Long Island" shows that's the more natural way to say it, and "on" is regional to here.
It's not more natural- it's just that non-Long Islanders think that Long Island is the name of a political jurisdiction. No one "naturally" says "In" when referring to an island, unless "island" is also part of the name of the political jurisdiction.
No one says "I'm IN Fire Island". They may say "I'm in Davis Park", or "On Fire Island".....
Hehe, I know....I once lived there. My side of the street was Long Island City; the other was Astoria. But everyone, including myself, just called it Astoria- on the map, LIC may start at 31st Ave., but to residents, it stays Astoria till you get to about 37th Ave.
Now lets get into the differences between Queens Plaza and Queensborough Plaza!
Mumbly Joe.......Everyone living in NYC, except for Queens, has their mail addressed to the borough where they reside.
e.g.
John Doe
111 New Street
Staten Island, New York
vs.
John Doe
111 New Street
Flushing, New York
Only Queens residents have their mail addressed to their particular town.
Why is that?
The word "island" constitutes the usage of "on"
Minus "island", it is "in"
ON Long Island
IN Brooklyn
ON Manhattan Island
IN Manhattan
(but no one calls it Manhattan Island lol)
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