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In reply to this comment [Actually we do use "on" in these contexts, hence why we have a list of people born on the Isle of Wight; "in" tends to be for a named settlement or mainland area; when referring to islands as a whole, "on" is commonly used (hence the Isle of Wight sub category of Category:Education in England by county using "on" in contrast to the rest using "in"]:
From PhD Linguistics professor (native English):
« Both are fine grammatically.
“On” indicates location in space or time. “He was born on the 4th of July” or “he was born on a straw mattress.” You could not say “he was born in a straw mattress” without it being a very unusual and unpleasant birth!
“In” indicates an enclosed location in space or time (“he was born in July” but not * “he was born in the 4th of July). “He was born in Sacramento” but not * “he was born on Sacramento.” Or “he was born in the 5 minute period of January 1” but you cannot say * “on the 5 minute period.”
The archetypal meanings of “on” and “in” still come into play. “On” typically means at a location in space or time but resting on, affixed to, etc.—but not enclosed by—something. “In” has that inherent sense of describing something that is enclosed by something, whether it be concrete (“he is in the box”) or abstract (“he is in the running”).»
Here, Onotoa must to be considered as not only an island but a Council where people are from. The Gilbertese call that « kaain ».
- Arorae ( talk) 15:48, 20 July 2020 (UTC)
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In reply to this comment [Actually we do use "on" in these contexts, hence why we have a list of people born on the Isle of Wight; "in" tends to be for a named settlement or mainland area; when referring to islands as a whole, "on" is commonly used (hence the Isle of Wight sub category of Category:Education in England by county using "on" in contrast to the rest using "in"]:
From PhD Linguistics professor (native English):
« Both are fine grammatically.
“On” indicates location in space or time. “He was born on the 4th of July” or “he was born on a straw mattress.” You could not say “he was born in a straw mattress” without it being a very unusual and unpleasant birth!
“In” indicates an enclosed location in space or time (“he was born in July” but not * “he was born in the 4th of July). “He was born in Sacramento” but not * “he was born on Sacramento.” Or “he was born in the 5 minute period of January 1” but you cannot say * “on the 5 minute period.”
The archetypal meanings of “on” and “in” still come into play. “On” typically means at a location in space or time but resting on, affixed to, etc.—but not enclosed by—something. “In” has that inherent sense of describing something that is enclosed by something, whether it be concrete (“he is in the box”) or abstract (“he is in the running”).»
Here, Onotoa must to be considered as not only an island but a Council where people are from. The Gilbertese call that « kaain ».
- Arorae ( talk) 15:48, 20 July 2020 (UTC)