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On 12/29/2021 4:45 AM, Gourbi wrote:


> À propos du documentaire « The Beatles: Made on Merseyside » – ici, la 
> bande-annonce sur BBC Four https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p074jc9v –, 
> pourquoi est-ce « Made _on_ Merseyside » et non pas « Made _in_ 
> Merseyside » ?

https://familypedia.fandom.com/wiki/Merseyside

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To express location within the Merseyside area by the preposition on – 
thus "on Merseyside" as opposed to "in Merseyside" – was traditionally 
the more usual. However, the logic of suggestions in support of this 
from some quarters (that, after all, one would always be "on" the side 
of the Mersey, not "in" it) falls down; since it is, in fact, entirely 
possible to be situated [both] "in" or "on" [either] “side” of the River 
Mersey and area(s) thus designated. Therefore, more recent usage tends 
to draw distinctions between the geographical "Merseyside" – for which 
"on" is considered appropriate – and the Metropolitan county of 
"Merseyside", for which "in" is used.

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