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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Extensive Research #82289 10/01/2002 11:02 AM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 1,346 Sussex, England FishonaBike veteran FishonaBike veteran Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 1,346 Sussex, England I've asked my wife (Brummy origin) and best mate (Kentish origin) about this matter, and their conclusions are almost identical to my own on the UK usage: "in (good) form" implies being good at a skilled task, usually a sport, though could be something more cerebral. "on (good) form" implies being witty, entertaining, good company, definitely a pleasant person to have around. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted in/on form doc_comfort 09/30/2002 7:04 AM Re: in/on form sjm 09/30/2002 7:49 AM Re: in/on form jmh 09/30/2002 8:56 AM Re: in/on form FishonaBike 09/30/2002 3:39 PM TEd's in shape TEd Remington 09/30/2002 4:08 PM finish the quatrain? wofahulicodoc 09/30/2002 6:39 PM Sorry I started it wofahulicodoc 09/30/2002 6:43 PM Re: in/on form consuelo 09/30/2002 9:31 AM Re: in/on form Faldage 09/30/2002 10:05 AM Re: in/on form Wordwind 09/30/2002 11:45 AM Re: in/on form Capital Kiwi 09/30/2002 12:03 PM Re: in/on form Wordwind 09/30/2002 12:11 PM Re: in/on form Capital Kiwi 09/30/2002 12:32 PM Re: in/on form modestgoddess 09/30/2002 6:53 PM Re: in/on form TEd Remington 09/30/2002 7:08 PM Re: in/on form Wordwind 09/30/2002 9:00 PM Re: in/on form AnnaStrophic 09/30/2002 8:22 PM off/out of form FishonaBike 10/01/2002 10:48 AM Extensive Research FishonaBike 10/01/2002 11:02 AM Re: Extensive Research Bean 10/01/2002 11:17 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,261 Members9,209 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,209 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 26 A C Bowden 9 LukeJavan8 2 Trusted Roofing 1 John Fox 1 Tony Hood 1 Forix Richard 1 John Flex 1 handymanhome 1 JerryC 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,122 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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