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Comment on what is the correct way to use the word "backorder" in English?

Everyone was giving the right answer here, but not why.

The preposition “on” is used with “backorder” because it indicates a state or condition of something. For example, we can say “on fire”, “on hold”, “on sale”, “on hiatus” or “on display” to describe the situation of something.

The preposition “in” is used to show the location or position of something, such as “in the box”, “in the car”, or “in the city”.

The preposition “for” is used to show the purpose or reason of something, such as “for fun”, “for work”, or “for sale”.

Therefore, “on” is the most suitable preposition to use with “backorder”.

(but as someone else noted, you probably wouldn’t confuse anyone if you said “in” or “for”.)

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nicetomeetyouIMVEGAN@lemmings.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
In teresting

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- RGB3x3@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Why always "in"teresting, but never "on"teresting? /s
  
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shalafi@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
And we could say “in backorder status”. Thank gods I was born to English and didn’t have to learn it.

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- TwanHE@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Thank god I grew up around a lot of English content because learning any other language has been nigh impossible even if their closer related to my mother tongue.
  
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Iamdanno@lemmynsfw.com ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Except for “in flux”, as a description of a state of being

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- isyasad@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Or in pain, in understanding, in accordance with, in support of, in disbelief, etc.
  
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  - TheGreenGolem@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    English in a nutshell. Here is a rule. It always works except in this 300 million examples when not. I hate it.
    
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    dalekcaan@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Just remember each individual word and phrase in the English language, easy peasy!
    
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  - Ayumu_Tsukasa@lemmy.myserv.one ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    I’d argue that “on” is used more when something physical and specific is happening rather than a concept happening
    
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- guyrocket@kbin.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  That just means "inside the flux capacitor". Like an abbreviation.
  
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  - Iamdanno@lemmynsfw.com ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Not necessarily. When a situation is “in flux” it is changing or unstable.
    
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    guyrocket@kbin.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    flux capacitor
    
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