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01cite10New2grammar12cite10It's warm back here, could you crank up the A/C.12br
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10It's chilly back here, could you turn down the A/C.12br
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10Please check to see if the sentences are natural. Is "crank down" usage acceptable for the second sentence?12br
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0If is not common to say "Crank up the window?".Does it sound weird to you if you hear this? Is "wind up the window" more natural? I did a search on Google but did not get a lot of hits on these sentences, so I would like to know if Google hits reflects the daily usage of these sentences.0-

0A crank is a handle for turning machinery.00 02br
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00The very first cars needed to have a crank start – that is, someone turning a crank to make the engine run.00 00I have always understood the expression “crank it up” to come from this, and to be a colloquial, jokey way of saying “get the machine going”.00 02br
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01cite10New2grammar12cite10If is not common to say "Crank up the window?".Does it sound weird to you if you hear this? Is "wind up the window" more natural? I did a search on Google but did not get a lot of hits on these sentences, so I would like to know if Google hits reflects the daily usage of these sentences.12br
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00my search was "crank up the window" and apparently, it has only 20+ hits as compared to over 100 hits for "crank down the window". 02br
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00So based on the number of hits, will native speaker look at me differently if I use "crank down the wind

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01font00But just out of curiosity, I will like to know what reactions I will get from native speakers when they hear "crank down the window"02br
02font00It would sound a bit odd to me. The most normal thing to say is simply 'Put the window down'.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-