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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Go off/ go on

What is the difference between these two?
  

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We need more context to tell for sure. ]

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We need more context to tell for sure. However, the following comes to mind:

go on = continue [The speaker went on for too long.]

go off = explode [The bomb went off too soon, killing the one who set it.] [When he heard the news he just went off.]
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AnonymousWhat is the difference between these two?
Unless you can provide specific sentences in which these are giving you trouble, you'll have to do some dictionary work on your own. There are many meanings for both.

If an alarm goes off, it begins to sound. If a bomb goes off, it explodes.

If a light goes on, it begin

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