"In line" or "on line?"

[jumptheshadow]

I'm doing an informal poll for some teachers. What phrase do you use when you're in that queue at the movie theater? "In line" or "on line?" Where did you grow up and where do you live now?

New Yorkers call it "on line," and that seems so wrong to me.

[LaurenG]

1. In line at a store, on line as hooked up to the internet, sounds right to my ears. nt

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. In line at the store...

On line for computers...

Lived in CA for nearly all my life...

:hi:

[LeftyMom]

3. queue up

:shrug:

[WinkyDink]

4. In. Ininininin. HATES "ON"!

[ghostsofgiants]

5. In line at the store, online means on the internet.

[NJmaverick]

6. It's been on line for me, but in line doesn't sound odd to me

[trof]

7. in

[Glorfindel]

8. In line - if someone actually drew a line and caused one to stand on it

That would be different.

[Heidi]

9. "In line."

Grew up in Oklahoma. Live in Switzerland.

[MicaelS]

10. Either one is fine for me, just DO NOT

Use that damn word "queue". "Oh, I'm standing in the queue." :puke:

[Orsino]

11. IN line, unless you're riding piggyback on someone else.

New Yorkers are simply wrong on this vital matter.

[Critters2]

12. In line. Born in Iowa, raised there and in western Illinois. nt