on the outskirts or in the outskirts

[ostap77]

We live on the outskirts of a city or in the outskirts of a city?

 

[JoanneESL]

on the outskirts

 

[ostap77]

on the outskirts

What would you say about this exract from "Key Words in Business" by Bill Muscal "A few years ago,Yutaka Kume,chairman of Nissan,acquired a small,ready-built house, of what might be considered modest proportions, in the outskirts of Tokyo." Is it a mistake?

 

[5jj]

What would you say about this exract from "Key Words in Business" by Bill Muscal "A few years ago,Yutaka Kume,chairman of Nissan,acquired a small,ready-built house, of what (?) might be considered modest proportions, in the outskirts of Tokyo." Is it a mistake?

I don't consider it a 'mistake'. I think most native speakers would use on, but in does not strike me as particularly odd.

 

[ostap77]

I don't consider it a 'mistake'. I think most native speakers would use on, but in does not strike me as particularly odd.

We say "in the suburbs". Do we ever say "on the suburbs"? What would be the difference between "in the suburbs" and "on the outskirts"?

 

[5jj]

We say "in the suburbs". Do we ever say "on the suburbs"? What would be the difference between "in the suburbs" and "on the outskirts"?

On is the preposition we normally use with outskirts, in with suburbs. For differences between the nouns, see Suburbs or Outskirts ?
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