https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 19 Aug 2026 13:14:11 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-on-line-or-in-line#post-1847154 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 12:05:27 +0000 plantains 1847154@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Queue! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-on-line-or-in-line#post-1847147 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 12:02:55 +0000 turquoisemama 1847147@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh! My DH and I argue about this regularly! He's from New York and I'm all California. He says on line. It drives me crazy!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-on-line-or-in-line#post-1847034 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 11:24:03 +0000 Mrs.Panda 1847034@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH lived in NY as a kid and was born in NJ. He slips up and says on line but I have explained to him that that makes little sense unless you are at a theme park and are standing on a literal line on the ground or something. On line is the internet! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-on-line-or-in-line#post-1846726 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 09:53:49 +0000 fairy 1846726@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Never heard on-line referring to anything other than being on the internet haha. Always in line </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-on-line-or-in-line#post-1846722 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 09:52:34 +0000 snowjewelz 1846722@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mamimami: Hahaha :silly: I'll probably still continue to say both. New Yorker here! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-on-line-or-in-line#post-1846715 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 09:50:34 +0000 BSB 1846715@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-on-line-or-in-line#post-1846708 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 09:49:23 +0000 mamimami 1846708@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snowjewelz: Glad you have come to your senses LOL</p> <p>I had never heard "on line" until I got to college. Lots of NYers there, trying to spread their corrupted language. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-on-line-or-in-line#post-1846608 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 09:20:17 +0000 oliviaoblivia 1846608@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not a New Yorker, but the byproduct of a Queens/Brooklyn mating and I say on line.<br /> Never thought about that before.</p> <p>This reminded me if that google movie. "On the line". </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-on-line-or-in-line#post-1846606 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 09:19:36 +0000 autumnlove 1846606@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>IN </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-on-line-or-in-line#post-1846603 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 09:18:27 +0000 aegie 1846603@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm assuming at one point, lines actually had a physical line that people waited "on". When I went to private school, classes lined up on an actual line to wait for the teacher to collect them to go to class. So we waited "on line". </p> <p>I probably use both terminology and not realize it since both sound right to me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-on-line-or-in-line#post-1846530 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 08:46:48 +0000 mediagirl 1846530@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In! On sounds so weird to me. What line are we standing on? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-on-line-or-in-line#post-1846527 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 08:46:25 +0000 LemonLong 1846527@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In! I lived in Long Island for awhile and it was "on line" there too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-on-line-or-in-line#post-1846497 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 08:33:55 +0000 snowjewelz 1846497@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel like I use both... But I know the correct one is IN. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-on-line-or-in-line#post-1846479 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 08:25:33 +0000 BKCaribBaby 1846479@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I grew up in NYC and say both, but mostly "on line". </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-on-line-or-in-line#post-1846473 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 08:22:20 +0000 Synchronicity 1846473@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In line! I've never heard anyone say on line.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-on-line-or-in-line#post-1846431 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 07:58:58 +0000 mrs. 64 1846431@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In!</p> <p>@Cherrybee: When I was in London last year someone tried to go to the front of the queue at Tesco and the clerk was furious and demanded that he leave the store. I love how serious British people are about their queues! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-on-line-or-in-line#post-1846402 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 07:29:29 +0000 bpcmarj 1846402@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In, always in. Wait on line reminds me of dial up and AOL for some reason! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-on-line-or-in-line#post-1846383 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 07:15:13 +0000 SeptMomma12 1846383@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm from New York..."on line" all the way! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-on-line-or-in-line#post-1846319 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 06:15:40 +0000 hotchildinthecity 1846319@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In line until i moved to nyc. Now it's on line. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-on-line-or-in-line#post-1846309 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 06:00:40 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 1846309@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In! Never heard on line - that would drive me nuts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-on-line-or-in-line#post-1846301 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 05:33:00 +0000 yellowbird 1846301@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In! ! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-on-line-or-in-line#post-1846300 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 05:32:19 +0000 lamariniere 1846300@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In! </p> <p>It drove me bonkers when I lived in NYC! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-on-line-or-in-line#post-1846298 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 05:27:05 +0000 Dandelion 1846298@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In. I'm from wny so it must really be a NYC local thing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-on-line-or-in-line#post-1846268 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 02:42:05 +0000 Cherrybee 1846268@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's definitely IN line. We don't really say line here either, though, in that context. We say "In the queue". </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-on-line-or-in-line#post-1846265 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 02:36:36 +0000 snickers 1846265@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Only ever heard of in line! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-on-line-or-in-line#post-1846264 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 02:36:20 +0000 SugarplumsMom 1846264@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Your topic made me think of buying stuff online vs. waiting (at the stores) in line. Ha! I say IN line :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-on-line-or-in-line#post-1846259 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 02:02:15 +0000 SAHM0811 1846259@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>OMG, it drove me crazy in NYC too! </p> <p>It's definitely IN line!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-on-line-or-in-line#post-1846258 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 01:58:09 +0000 TheSwissWifeStyle 1846258@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah, I always thought that was weird! It's definitely IN line! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-on-line-or-in-line#post-1846236 Tue, 02 Sep 2014 23:38:49 +0000 birdofafeather 1846236@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely IN line. Why would you be on line unless you're on the World Wide Web or literally standing ON a line? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wait-on-line-or-in-line#post-1846233 Tue, 02 Sep 2014 23:35:49 +0000 sunny 1846233@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've never heard anything but "in line" </p>