Get In or On train taxi??
English is not that easy… Get IN or ON train taxi and what about get off or get out? it is a little bit confusing. Read this article and you have never think about it ever again.
By understanding these distinctions, you’ll never again be unsure whether to “get in” or “get on” when boarding various modes of transportation.
Get in
If you have to crouch down or have to make yourself smaller and sit in a vehicle. You can’t get up and walk around in a car or a small space.
In a taxi, in a helicopter, in a car.
Get on
If you can walk onto the vehicle or standing up on your feet than it’s ON.
You get on a plane, on train, on a bus, on a tramp, on a ship or for vehicles that we can ride on (motorcycles and bicycles) But we also get on horses too!
Get out of
This is the opposite of get in. So we get out of taxi, car, helicopter.
Get off
This is the opposite of the verb to get on. Meaning alight from: train, plane, bus, subway / metro, boat, horses, motorcycles and bicycles!
By understanding these distinctions, you’ll never again be unsure whether to “get in” or “get on” when boarding various modes of transportation. Whether you’re entering an enclosed space or stepping onto something you can stand on, knowing the correct preposition to use will make your English usage more accurate and confident.
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Sources: PinterPandai, Cambridge University Press
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