Turn off/Switch off

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simonaj

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italian, Italy
Switch off, put on, turn off the televisionthe light etc.:are there others verbs to express this?
 
    • simonaj said:
    Switch off, put on, turn off the televisionthe light etc.:are there others verbs to express this?
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    Switch the light on/off.

    Turn the light on/off.

    Put the light on/off.

    Switch the television on/off.

    Turn the television on/off.

    Put the television on/off.

    These are the only verbs I use. But please wait for other opinions.



    LRV
     
    Can I say "kill the televisiion","cut the television"too? And Is it true that Turn on/turn off is not used if there is a switch?
     
    I've heard "kill the engine" (as well as its opposite "fire up the engine"), but never "cut the television" or "kills the TV." In any event, those would all be very colloquial expressions. The presence of a "switch" does not (in my experience) preclude saying "turn on" and "turn off."

    Incontrast to LRV's message, I haven't heard "put the light off" in AE. :)

    Elizabeth
     
    I've heard a brother of mine say "knock off that tv before you leave the room", (or lights - I can't speak of his use for radio) but he doesn't, as far as I know, say "knock on" for the opposite.
     
    SimonaJ,
    Most of these will not work with "television" or with most other nouns (with the possible exception of "engine" or "motor" as above).

    I have definitely used and heard "put the light on"; I've haven't heard put the light off.

    TrentinaNE, I'm sure you've heard (in the negative): don't put the light on! (or don't put the lights on!) or how about Put ON the lights?--moving that little preposition around a bit!
     
    Joelline said:
    TrentinaNE, I'm sure you've heard (in the negative): don't put the light on! (or don't put the lights on!) or how about Put ON the lights?--moving that little preposition around a bit!
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    It's conceivable, but not often enough that I'd think of put on/off as a natural substitute for turn on/off or switch on/off. :) But I'll change my previous message to not hearing "put off" in this context.

    Elizabeth
     
    We also use "shut off" as in please shut off the television in our house.
     
    Is it correct to say: "Switch on the television" instead of "switch the television on"? Or does the preposition always go at the end ?
     
    Hey! Good morning!

    I would like to know the difference between "turn off" and "switch off"...

    I think you can say "switch off" when there is a button to press, is that rith? Then, switch on the computer because you press the button turn off the computer because to turn it off you don't press any button?

    Or isn't it so strict? What a mess... :confused:

    Thanks, it's a doubt I have every day!
     
    I switch which you push, usually has two settings 'on and off', a dial which you turn may have many, 'on, low, medium, high and off' etc.
    However they are generally used interchangeably if you refer to such things as a lightswitch or a computer. I do not think that you can "switch on " a dial though.
     
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