in a list 아니면 on a list

Question)

"The item is on the shopping list."

"next (pronoun) - the person or thing in a list, series etc that comes after the person or thing you are dealing with now:"

1. What are the differences between 'on a list' and 'in a list'?
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Answer)

There's not really any big difference. These are often interchanged.

Here are a couple of comments on occasional small subtleties.

on a list - suggests a bit that you are thinking of the physical list, eg thinking of a piece of paper.

in a list - suggests a bit that you are not thinking of the list as a physical thing, but just as a sequence of names, eg 'your name is in a list in my mind'.

But, as I said, usually there is no difference.

Question)

Is it Okay to rewrite the following and without change their meanings?
e.g.
1. "The item is in the shopping list."
2. "next (pronoun) - the person or thing on a list, series etc that comes after the person or thing you are dealing with now:"
Answer)

1. "The item is in the shopping list."
=> It's OK, but I prefer 'on', and I think it's much more common in this example.
2. "next (pronoun) - the person or thing on a list, series etc that comes after the person or thing you are dealing with now:"
=> It's OK, but I prefer 'in', and I think it's much more common in this example.

 

 

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