Quote Originally Posted by doninphxaz
Quote Originally Posted by Xkalibur
So, which of the prepositions you consider as a correct one? (You haven't specified that in your post ) . As for me, I would use 'at' . Is it correct?
For the meaning «Я стоял в очереди» only the "I stood in line" version sounds correct to me. That's true for most of the US.

I don't think anyone would say "I stood at line."
I agree. I never hear "stood at line". Always either "in line" or "on line". In America, at least, "on line" sounds especially strange because of the Internet making the phrase "on line" relate most often to computers. It makes me wonder what a native Brit would say about that. I'll ask... hang on.

OK, I couldn't get ahold of my English friend, but I found this: "On line" is apparently a regionalism; The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage declares: "Few besides New Yorkers speak of standing on line. Follow the usage of the rest of the English-speaking world: in line." The "on" version may be spreading, but "in" is still the unassailable choice.