There's also the fact that you'd quite naturally talk about being *in* a compartment while *on* a train, which lends credence to the public/private divide between on and in... 🤷‍♂️

That is definitely a fascinating observation. Makes sense to me, and I'm not able to come up with any contrary examples. I suppose it might be more about the public nature of planes and trains vs the private nature of a car...

Thanks so much! I've seen Threads around but haven't checked it out yet. I shall add it to the exploratory list!

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