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Originally Posted by Elli
So this is an argument whether a person is on a surface or within a delineated area? Can you be both? Are both not equally correct?
ie: "Stay off the grass" refers to being on a grassy surface. "Stay out of the yard" refers to being inside the specified yard's boundaries.
In your case, though, the road is both the surface and the specified area. So, are not both correct?
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I think Franck was using "street" to refer to his neighborhood though, rather than specifically the surface of the ground outside of his house, which is kinda irrelevant to the point he was making.
It's not really a big deal to use either though, especially on a forum, as long as people understand. The 'issue' is with "correcting" someone with something that's not necessarily correct.