Put on, turn on, put off/out, turn off/out

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Hi,
Can you look at the following phrases?

put on light, oven, radio, TV, kettle, music, gas, faucet.
turn on light, oven, radio, TV, kettle, music, gas, faucet.
put off/out light, oven, radio, TV, kettle, music, gas, faucet.
turn off/out light, oven, radio, TV, kettle, music, gas, faucet.

Are the above collocations correct?

How about fire?
I am told that put out the fire is correct, but can you put/turn on the fire, put/turn off the fire, or turn out the fire?

I assume that we can say light is on, out or off, and the fire is on or out. Can you say the fire is off?

Can we conclude that, off and out are used interchangeably when we talk about something other than the fire?

Thank you in advance.
Stephen

AlpheccaStars · Accepted Answer

stephenlearnerturn on/off the ... light, oven, radio, TV, music, gas, faucet.

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Can you say the fire is on/off ? No. A fire does not have a handle that one can turn.

These are OK:
Put out the fire. (you cover the fire with something, or put water on the fire.)
Put the kettle on the stove.
Take the kettle off the stove.
Turn out the lights.

Can we conclude that, off and out are used interchangeably when we talk about something other than the fire? No.
Turn out the TV - wrong.

Stephenlearner · Answer

Thank you for your reply.

1)
My Oxford dictionary says put on can mean you switch something on or operate something.
It gives the examples:
put on the light, oven, radio, television, etc
2)
This same dictionary says put something off means switch something off. Example it gives:
Could you put the lights off before you leave ?
3) This dictionary also says put something out can mean switch something off. Examples are:
put out the lamp, light, gas fire.

I am confused. It seems to me that you can use put on/off/out where you use the turn on/off.
Does this dictionary reflect the usage of a certain area?
4)
Concerning turn something out, this dictionary says it can mean switch (a light or fire) off. Example sentence is:
Remember to turn out the lights before you go to bed.
So again, it seems to me that you can use turn out where you use turn off.
5)
Fire cannot be off. But cannot we say the fire is on, which means the fire is burning?

Could someone make further explanations?
Thanks very much!
Happy New Year!
Stephen

Grammarwannabe · Answer

I am with optilang...I have heard people use this when referring to turing on/off a fire on a stove

Stephenlearner · Answer

Thank you all for your comments and replies.
Now I understand how to use the expression related to fire.

The below are my understanding of out and off in describing light, electricity, and gas.
I wonder if they are correct.

The light is out; the light is off.
Both are correct. Same meaning. The lamp stops providing light; the lamp does not shine.

The electricity is out. The electricity is off.
The former is correct, while the latter is not.
That the electricity is out means there is no more electricity left, and we shoul buy it from the company that provides it.

The gas is out; the gas is off.
Both are correct, but meanings are not the same.
That the gas is out means we have run out of the gas, and we should buy more from the company that provides it.
While the gas is off means that we have switched off the gas, and now there is some left in the pipe or container.

Can somebody correct me if there is something wrong?

Thank you very much.

Stephenlearner · Answer

Could somebody help to answer the above questions?

Thank you very much!

Anonymous · Answer

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Wadieh prince 23 · Answer

please,it is right to say put off the light

Put on, turn on, put off/out, turn off/out

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