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Hexerei Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Flips "on" or flips "up"?

0 He flips ON the light switch. 02br
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0 He flips on the light switch.02br
00 He flips up the pizza dough.02br
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0 In BE 01font00He flips on the light switch02font00 - light switches in the UK are pressed downwards to turn on the light02br
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00In AE 01font00He flips up the light switch02font00 - guess what, they work the other way round in the US.0-
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0 Wow! Didn't know that 'bout the UK switches! Thank you for your help! 0-
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00guess what, they work the other way round in the US.12blockquote
10 ... except if it's a three-way switch! Then you can't say which is which in either country.02br
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0Feebs11:02br
00«In BE He flips on the light switch - light switches in the UK are pressed downwards to turn on the light02br
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00In AE He flips up the light switch - guess what, they work the other way round in the US.»02br
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00Wow! That's incomprehensible!02br
00In Russia, it all depends on how you wire them... Of course
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0 Of course, I meant not wiring but vertical orientation of the switches Otherwise it would have required a relay... 0-
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