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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

turn the air on

0The sun intensified the heat in the room so much that they finally had to 01b00turn the air on02b00.02br
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00The above is a stand-alone example. Does the bolded part make sense to you? Is it better to reword it as "turn the air-conditioner on?" Thanks.0-
  

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0 Hi Angliholic02br 02br 00I'm sure any American would understand 01b 00turn the air on02b 00 in that sentence. We might also call it 01b 00the AC02b 00. g a device fitted in a window).

  • 0 Hi Angliholic02br 02br 00I'm sure any American would understand 01b 00turn the air on02b 00 in that sentence.
  • We might also call it 01b 00the AC02b 00.
  • g a device fitted in a window).
  • Otherwise, I might say 01b 00turn the air conditioning on02b 00.
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0 Hi Angliholic02br
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00I'm sure any American would understand 01b00turn the air on02b00 in that sentence. We might also call it 01b00the AC02b00. 02br
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00I probably would 01u00not02u00 word it as turn the 01b00air conditioner on02b00 unless I knew for sure

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