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[dido4]

1.Are both the prepositions right?

I met John in the bus.
I met John on the bus.

2. Can we use in the bus?

3.What are the differences between these two sentences?

Thank you

[CP]

"I met John on the bus" is more common; it means that I met him / made his acquaintance while we were both on the bus (inside the bus), as passengers. "I met John in the bus" would be used to mean that John and I had a rendez-vous inside the bus, not necessarily as passengers. Maybe the bus is parked in the lot.
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