IN a movie, ON TV

[Dan Goncharoff]

If you are in a movie, you are on a screen when it is being shown.
One can be in TV without being on TV.
DanG



On Tue, Oct 4, 2011 at 9:54 AM, Joel S. Berson <Berson at att.net> wrote:
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> Why is one IN a movie, but ON TV?
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> Anon.
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