RE: "In" or "On" an Environment?

["Combs, Richard" <richard -dot- combs -at- Polycom -dot- com>]

Bonnie Granat wrote: 

> In a book I am editing about agile testing, I am changing "on an
> environment" to "in an environment," but I am beginning to wonder
whether
> I'm correct.

I think you _are_ correct. Take a look at: 

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/environment

An environment is that which is around you, thus you are _within_ it.
 
> Certainly in normal English, "in" is correct, but in some situations,
such
> as the following, is "on" ever correct?
> 
> "Sometimes we're required to demonstrate system functionality on our
demo
> environment."
> 

I'd change that to either: 

"Sometimes we're required to demonstrate system functionality in our
demo environment." 

Or: 

"Sometimes we're required to demonstrate system functionality on our
demo system."

IMHO, YMMV, etc.

Richard


Richard G. Combs
Senior Technical Writer
Polycom, Inc.
richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom
303-223-5111
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