"In a thread" or "on a thread"?

Speaking of a forum thread, which do you say?

  • Always "in a thread".

    Votes: 4 66.7%
  • Always "on a thread".

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Usually "in a thread".

    Votes: 2 33.3%
  • Usually "on a thread".

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Both indiscriminately. Not sure which one I use more often.

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Both, but not indiscriminately. It depends on context.

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Total voters
    6

Pacifica

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I've seen both constructions and used both myself. But is one actually more correct?
 
B

Bitmap

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While you're about it, I also wonder about in/on the forum.
 
E

Etaoin Shrdlu

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I think 'on' always works. I could say I'd read something in or on a thread, but I saw a poster on a particular thread.
 

Issacus Divus

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I usually say "in the thread".
 

Pacifica

grammaticissima

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Belgium
I think 'on' always works. I could say I'd read something in or on a thread, but I saw a poster on a particular thread.
I've added an option to the poll for that sort of answer.
 

meisenimverbis

Civis Illustris

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I don't know. And, now that you asked, I can't remember!... :confused:

On twitter... (no doubt about this one, for me...) :think:
On a thread?

If I'm on the thread, on the thread. If I'm refering to it, "in that thread (they spoke this or that...)", does this make any sense? :help:
 

Big Horn

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Cody, WY, U.S.
I treat thread in this use as a synonym for conversation or discussion. Therefore, I always use in as I would do in its synonyms.
 

Ignis Umbra

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I'd say "in" a thread and "on" a forum. Maybe this analogy will help: Imagine somebody drawing a bunch of boxes on the ground, where the boxes represent individual threads, and the ground itself represents the forum. So, you're "on" the ground (forum), but "in" a box (thread).
 

Pacifica

grammaticissima

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Location:
Belgium
Are Etaoin and I the only ones to ever say "on a thread"?
 
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Etaoin Shrdlu

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One can't link to a search, but if you do one for "on a thread" in double quotation marks, you can see who's used the phrase here.

(Bizarrely, it tells you that it won't search for 'on' or 'a' because they're too common, but it's lying.)
 

Ignis Umbra

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