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MrWonderful Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

shut off/cut off

Which one should I use?
They shut off/cut off water, lights(or electricity?), gas.
The light went out or the light is cut off?
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They shut off/cut off the water/lights/electricity/gas. The light went out. / the light has been cut off.

  • They shut off/cut off the water/lights/electricity/gas.
  • The light went out.
  • / the light has been cut off.
  • — The first is an accident; the second was done by the power authority.
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They shut off/cut off the water/lights/electricity/gas.
The light went out. / the light has been cut off.— The first is an accident; the second was done by the power authority.

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