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Bookmark or Share- Preposition: in the street, on the street, at the street?6. Tony Blair lives at 10 Downing Street. 7. Tony Blair lives on 10 Downing Street. The place 'number 10 Downing Street' is a spot. So it should be the sixth sentence. For example, we say I met him in London but I met him at Heathrow Airport. London is a huge geographical area where as the airport is a particular place though it has a mass area.
- In Vs On Vs At (when talking about streets) [duplicate]In British English, the name of the street without any further precision is preceded by in when you’re talking about where someone lives: he lives in Oxford Street. The precise address is preceded by at: he lives at 128 Oxford Street. On may occasionally be found to say where a building is located: Ikea have a big new store on Oxford Street.
- Which one is correct: "I live IN this street" or "I live ON this street"?Note the subtle difference in wording: "He lives on THE street" means he's homeless. "He lives on THIS street" or "He lives on Maple Street" tells us his address. If a homeless person sleeps on the sidewalk on Maple Street, you could say, "He lives on Maple Street", just like you would say about someone who lives in a mansion on that street.
- What is a "street address"? - English Language & Usage Stack ExchangeFor my part, as a forms designer for software applications and websites, what I would consider the "street address" is as Malvolio said first; the line of a full address containing the curb number of your building (house or apartment) and the street. "1234 Main Street" is the street address.
- prepositions - "I am on the street" or "I am in the street"? - English ...I am in the street. usually means you are on the pavement of the street possibly where you can get hit by car, as one would tell children "Get out of the street!" I am at the street. is usually used to say you have arrived at a street e.g. an intersection with another street "I am at Fifth Avenue and 43rd St." I am on the street.
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