Date: Sat, 3 Feb 1996 10:10:15 CST

From: "Joan H. Hall" jdhall[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]FACSTAFF.WISC.EDU

Subject: Re: ride on a car?



Vol III of DARE will have an entry for "on" meaning 'in, into.' The first

quote is from 1836 in MA, the second is from 1938 in KY. For the specific

phrase "on a car," we have examples from 1944 in seAL, 1972 HI, and 1972 FL.

So your student is not alone!

The text and maps for Volume III were UPS'd to Harvard yesterday!



Joan Hall