Richard Osman’s been tweeting about the way we travel and it prompted some very funny replies

Over to the great Richard Osman who had this to say about the way we describe how we travel on transport, public and private.

ON a train
IN a car
ON a boat
IN a submarine
ON a plane
IN a van
ON a bus
IN a helicopter

Jeez, make your mind up transport.

— Richard Osman (@richardosman) November 13, 2019

And it obviously struck a chord with people because it prompted lots of funny replies. Here are our favourites.

That's quite a commute. Could you not ask to work from home a couple of days a week?

— John Porter (@Pieandapint) November 13, 2019

My Spanish wife freaks out trying to understand why from my parents' house we go up to the village shop, into town, over to my aunt's, across to the neighbours and down to the coast.

— ChrisP (@Wordsmithgetxo) November 13, 2019

You get on public transport but in private transport. This is a subtle marketing ploy to sell more cars, vans and submarines.

— Tim Allard (@piersallard) November 13, 2019

If you're on a submarine, you're in bother.

— Steve Manthorp 🇬🇧 🇪🇺💚 (@Manthorp) November 13, 2019

Not as bad as being on a helicopter…

— Jane Curthoys (@Inediblealice) November 13, 2019

The English language is a beautiful clusterfuck

— Dr Benjamin Janaway (@drjanaway) November 13, 2019

The english language is at least three different languages all standing on top of each other wearing a trenchcoat and attempting to convince you they are one whilst arging with each other about how to move

— Nicola Lane (@nicolane) November 13, 2019

IN a round
ON the p*ss
IN a state
ON a stretcher
IN a coma
ON the way out
IN a box
ON a pyre

— Declan Keane (@ElBearo71) November 13, 2019

That escalated quickly…

— Sue Thomas (@Snehts) November 13, 2019

Put 'spoiler alert' at the top if you plan to reveal the plot of 'Green Eggs and Ham II' to your followers.

— ᗯIᒪᒪIᗩᗰ🦔ᗷᗩᖇᖇETT (@WilliamJBarrett) November 13, 2019

Except these people thought they could make sense of it.

It is down to how you embark; whether you walk ON to the vehicle or climb IN to the vehicle.

— Gavin Osborne (@GavinOsborne18) November 13, 2019

With the exception of submarine (which is just a tin can):
If you walk to your seat within the transport: on.
If you get straight into the seat: in. https://t.co/5mBwurW75s

— Lynne Murphy (@lynneguist) November 13, 2019

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Richard Osman’s been explaining stuff to Americans and it prompted lots of funny replies

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