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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

the right verb for using fireworks

Hello,

What is the verb for fireworks? What should we use when we want to say that someone used a firework. Do we say crack firework? Or burst firework. I guess 'crack' refers more to the crackersso when we use a firework that that does not produce a sound 'bang' but sparkles only then what verb shold we use. And finallt what the right verb for useing fireworks.
  

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Hello Anon You "let off" or "set off" fireworks in British English. To "let them off", you "light" them. ) There may be other verbs in other dialects...

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  • Hello Anon You "let off" or "set off" fireworks in British English.
  • To "let them off", you "light" them.
  • ) There may be other verbs in other dialects...
  • MrP
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Hello Anon

You "let off" or "set off" fireworks in British English. To "let them off", you "light" them.

(Standard instruction on fireworks: "light the blue touchpaper and retire!".)

There may be other verbs in other dialects...

MrP
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In the U.S., "set off" fireworks would be the most common.
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The result of a google search is as follows:

set off fireworks/firecrackers 43,500/13,300
light fireworks/firecrackers 33,900/610
play with fireworks/firecrackers 11,400/1,050
do fireworks/firecrackers 21,500/249
let off fireworks/firecrackers 10,000/600
throw fireworks/firecrackers 9,550/948
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Which verb is used to act of fire working?
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