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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Flipped Awake/Awaken?

Hi,

I want to convey the meaning of a machine that is flipped on and then becomes awake.

For reasons that will be, the machine name needs to begin with F.A.

It should be "flipped awaken", "flipped awake" or other variation?

I'm hesitant about "flipped awake" because it seems that the machine is flipped AND awake, and not "awake" being a consequence of "flipped", that is what I want.
  

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Anonymous I want to convey the meaning of a machine that is flipped on and then becomes awake. Our problems begin here. What do you mean by 'flipped on'?

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  • Anonymous I want to convey the meaning of a machine that is flipped on and then becomes awake.
  • Our problems begin here.
  • What do you mean by 'flipped on'?
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AnonymousI want to convey the meaning of a machine that is flipped on and then becomes awake.
Our problems begin here. What do you mean by 'flipped on'?
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I imagined it as a handle that is pushed upwards to turn it on.
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I flipped the machine on could be expressed in the passive voice The machine was flipped on. However, they do not then awaken; they begin to work.
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