rotate the blanket

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Is the bold right?The blanket isn't a square it's a rectangular. *The blanket isn't the correct way, can you rotate it so that it is.*

Clive · Accepted Answer

Hi,

Is the bold right?
The blanket isn't a square it's a rectangular. *The blanket isn't the correct way, can you rotate it so that it is.*

This is something that would be said idiomatically.
eg The blanket isn't the right way around. Can you turn it so that it is?

Clive

Anonymous · Answer

Does this mean that you need to flip the blanket around or that you need to rotate it?
How do you say both ways?

Clive · Answer

Hi,

If the top is on the bottom, and the bottom is on the top,
I'd say eg It's upside-down. Turn it right side up.

But who cares if a blanket is upside-down?

Clive

Anonymous · Answer

I care because I didn't want my feet to be cold.

This is what happened

If the blanket is rectangular and it isn't rotated correctly, if you are too tall your feet will stick out, so you need to rotate it so that your feet don't stick out. In this instance, the rectangular blanket was not turned properly so I asked to rotate it so that my feet wouldn't stick out since I'm taller.

Do you know what I mean?

Can you correct the underline part?

Clive · Answer

Hi,

As I already said -

This is something that would be said idiomatically.
eg The blanket isn't the right way around. Can you turn it so that it is?

Clive

Anonymous · Answer

What does it mean The blanket isn't the right way around. Can you turn it so that it is?

Does it mean you have to flip it?

Anonymous · Answer

What does it mean The blanket isn't the right way around. Can you turn it so that it is?

Does it mean you have to flip it?

Can you say that this is the bottom part of the blanket that is supposed to be at the feet and not the head so turn it around.

How can I say the underline?

Avangi · Answer

The blanket is symmetrical.
If you turn it 180 degrees, it will still appear to be the same.
You need to turn it 90 degrees in order to make a difference as to how it fits the bed.

<< Does it mean you have to flip it? >>
No, that would generally indicate to turn it "the other side up." On a bed, "up" is toward the ceiling. This is like a table cloth. You might want to flip it if it's dirty.

<< Can you say that this is the bottom part of the blanket that is supposed to be at the feet and not the head so turn it around.>>
I've never seen such a blanket, but they may exist. Sometimes a "bedspread" has one end specifically for the head and one for the foot.

If you want to rotate the blanket (or the bedspread) 180 degrees, say, "We need to turn it end for end."

As Clive explained, "the right/wrong way around" is an idiom, indicating that the orientation (usually on a horizontal plane) is right or wrong. "It's pointed the wrong way!"
Think of the needle on a compass.

Dimsumexpress · Answer

AnonymousWhat does it mean The blanket isn't the right way around. Can you turn it so that it is?
Does it mean you have to flip it?

I see your question had been already answered, just in case you are still confused, here is two cents that may help you.
When we say "rotating" something, we usually have the understanding that whatever it is being rotated, it is being moved in a rotary fashion on a planar surface, just like when we view a photo on the computer, we can rotate it 90 degrees with each click on the "left arrow" or "right arrow" in a photo editor. The object in this case is a blanket which has 4 corners just like a picture. So to get the blanket in the exact orientation as you describe, you need to say: " rotate the blanket 180 degrees...", meaning orientate the botton two corners toward the headboard of you bed with the top side of the blanket being unchanged. On that note, experts said we should rotate our mattress every 3 months to even the wear by rotating it ( the same way as I explained with the blanket). Let's say you bought a very expensive mattress on Jan 1st, and on the 1st day of April, the first rotation should be in order. The 2nd rotation then is on 1st of July. If ths is ok with you, The only thing I will add is, flip the mattress on 1st of Oct, meaning the top side of the blanket will become the bottom; and on Jan 1st, flip it again on the first anniversary of your mattress! Do you see the relationship?

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