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Liveinsea Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

Can we 'push on the light' or "pull on the light"?

0It seems to me that the verb “turn” has the meaning of rotating or making something spinning. So when the switch of a light is a knob or things of a similar kind, it is natural for us to say “turn off the light” or “turn on the light”.00 00But when the switch of a light is a button, or a string (which is connected to a real switch, and you must pull the string in order to make the light work), can we say “push the light on” or “pull the light on”?0-
  

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0 In the UK, we say 'turn the light on/off' or 'switch the light on/off' regardless of what kind of swtich mechanism operates it. 0-

— Lil' Ruby Rose

  • 0 In the UK, we say 'turn the light on/off' or 'switch the light on/off' regardless of what kind of swtich mechanism operates it.
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0 In the UK, we say 'turn the light on/off' or 'switch the light on/off' regardless of what kind of swtich mechanism operates it. 0-
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01cite10Liveinsea12cite10It seems to me that the verb “turn” has the meaning of rotating or making something spinning. So when the switch of a light is a **** or things of a similar kind, it is natural for us to say “turn off the light” or “turn on the light”.10 10But when the switch of a light is a button, or a string (which is
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0I agree with Philip about turning on a light, but I would say "hardly anybody" (or maybe "almost nobody") instead of "nearly nobody"!0-
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01cite10Khoff12cite10I agree with Philip about turning on a light, but I would say "hardly anybody" (or maybe "almost nobody") instead of "nearly nobody"!12br
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10 01b01font00So would I. I don't know how that awkwardness came out of me. I certainly didn't learn
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