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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
alight - is it possible to use it even for a street lamp without being "poetic"?
Hello all.
I was told that if I wanted to say that the red dot is still shining even if you turn off the TV I could say this way:
The control light is alight.
However I´d like to know whether I could use "alight" even for street lamps or lamps in my room - if I wanted to express that the lamp is shining. In which cases one can use "alight" meaning that it is shining.
Thank you very much.
I was told that if I wanted to say that the red dot is still shining even if you turn off the TV I could say this way:
The control light is alight.
However I´d like to know whether I could use "alight" even for street lamps or lamps in my room - if I wanted to express that the lamp is shining. In which cases one can use "alight" meaning that it is shining.
Thank you very much.
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We usually just say that a light is on or is off .
- We usually just say that a light is on or is off .
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AnonymousThe control light is alight.No.
There is a big difference between American and British English.
See examples in this dictionary. - alight after a verb, alight as an adjective. http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/a
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AlpheccaStarsThere is a big difference between American and British English.In British English, "The control light is alight." is odd and unnatural. Clive's suggestions would be used instead.
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