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Perfect Stranger Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

Vocab. question no. 71: air-conditioning expressions

Hello there,

Let's say the room feels a bit chilly but we don't want to turn the AC totally off. Do we say:

1) Can we turn the temperature up a bit?
2) Can we turn the AC down a little?
3) Can we turn down the AC a little?
4) Can we turn the AC up?

Are there any better expressions than those?

Cheers
  

Top answer

#2 and #3 are what spring to my mind.

— Mister Micawber

  • #2 and #3 are what spring to my mind.
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#2 and #3 are what spring to my mind.
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Mister Micawber#2 and #3 are what spring to my mind.
Would you say the other two are not native-like?
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Perfect StrangerWould you say the other two are not native-like?
That is how I would classify them; they are confusing.
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Thank you.

Are there any other handy expressions I should be familiar with when it comes to changing the temperature of the air conditioner?

And by the way, does this sentence actually make sense? ...changing the temperature of the air conditioner? After all, it's not the AC itself that has a certain temperature but the air that comes out of it.
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Perfect StrangerAre there any other handy expressions I should be familiar with when it comes to changing the temperature of the air conditioner?
None springs to mind. Just 'turn up/down the air conditioning'.
Perfect Strangernd by the way, does this sentence actually make sense? ...changing the temperature of the air conditioner?
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Perfect Stranger2) Can we turn the AC down a little?
This is my choice.
Perfect StrangerAre there any better expressions than those?
Not really. The one I quoted at the top of this post is perfectly fine.

CJ
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Mister MicawberPerfect Strangernd by the way, does this sentence actually make sense? ...changing the temperature of the air conditioner? No.
Does your "no" mean "no, this sentence doesn't make any sense" ? So... We can't say change the temperature of the air conditioner.

PS How about these two:

Let's turn the AC do
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No means that to me the air conditioner itself does not change temperature—but that's what it sounds like'
Perfect StrangerHow about these two:Let's turn the AC down a notch.Let's turn the AC down a tad.
Fine.
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You are actually changing the 'setting' for the desired resulting temperature. Since many businesses and homes have a 'thermostat', which (in the summer) adjusts the air-conditioning and (in the winter) adjusts the heating, it is a matter of choice what you decide to say--as long as the listener understands.
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