Re: [tied] Re: Got to thinkin' about word order

From: Glen Gordon
Message: 21786
Date: 2003-05-12

>>If I were there I would say 'in Nokia's payroll' as I do
>>in English
>
>The normal English idiom is 'on Nokia's payroll'. You can
>also say 'in Nokia's pay', though this sounds a little
>old-fashioned.

Personally, both "on" and "in" sound right to me here, but
I feel more inclined to say "on Nokia's payroll". (But I'll
tend to also say "_in_ Nokia's books", just to add confusion
to this thread.)


- gLeN

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