Hi, Anton -- on Mar 07 2022 at 15:55, you wrote:

> Interesting too, that we sit IN a chair, but ON a
> stool. :-)

 AS> Small wonder that we do, for the sitter in a chair is
 AS> enclosed on three sides with the backrest and armrests --
 AS> parts that raise above the seat.

Yes, that was my thinking, too. But what about this:
"The shop is on the street" vs "the shop is on the street" ???  Both seem to be common usages and both are grammatically correct.


Cheers... Dallas 

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