https://marco.org/2008/07/11/pam-newman-1-you-know-youre-a-new-yorker-if
- you know you’re a new yorker if you say “Waited on line,” rather than “Waited in line.”
That was very intentional. I’m from Ohio, and I grew up saying “in line”. But I deliberately say “on line” now (I have to slow down and think about it every time) because I live in New York.
It’s learning the local language.