renan torres-rivero  +  911966 Mon, 21 Sep 09 08:21 PM Dear native teachers,   I've learnt since the beginning that we must use "in" when referring to countries like: "I live in France" or "This was made in Japan". But, I was surprised when I saw a headline on the Independent on Sunday magazine that read: « Made in Japan, Sold on Britain.»   The article is about Life of Japanese people in Britain.   I'm waiting for your explanations on the use of "on" with "Britain" after "sold".   ThanX a lot in advance for your help.   Cheers!   renan torres-rivero Joined on Sat, Jan 17 2009 Lima - Peru Full Member 114 RENAN TORRES-RIVERO Articles, Prepositions, Countries, United States, France, Asia

	RayH  +  912008 Mon, 21 Sep 09 08:57 PM renan torres-rivero “I'm waiting for your explanations on the use of "on" with "Britain" after "sold".” It's a play on words. It's about how people who were born in Japan ("made" in Japan) live and work happily in Britain (they are "sold on" that is "happy with" Britain). Note that "sold on" is a phrasal verb in this context. RayH Joined on Sat, Mar 22 2008 Contributing Member 1,555 Native speaker of U. S. English. Not a grammar expert. Verbs, Prepositions, Phrasal Verbs, Countries, United States, Context, Asia

	RayH  +  912070 Mon, 21 Sep 09 09:53 PM Anonymous “If so, I mean if it is a phrasal verb, then, shouldn't it be expressed like this: "Made in Japan, Sold on in Britain"? ” No. Have you looked up "sold on"? RayH Verbs, Prepositions, Phrasal Verbs, Countries, United States, Asia

	renan torres-rivero  +  912088 Mon, 21 Sep 09 10:14 PM You're right! The Oxford Advance says:   be 'sold on sth(informal):> to be very enthusiastic about sth     Thank you very much!   Cheers! ;-)   renan torres-rivero Prepositions, Countries, United States, United Kingdom, Great Britain