Turn off the light or Turn the light off? - WordReference Forums
Apr 9, 2008 · Is "Turn off the light" or "Turn the light off" correct? When I learned the grammar, the book explained that an adverb (0ff) can come after an object only if an object is pro-noun. …
Turn the lights off/out - WordReference Forums
Oct 8, 2019 · "Turn out the light" vs "Turn off the light" Turn out in turn out the lights is idiomatic. Turn off is a general verb for turning off almost any device. The meaning of both is equally the …
turn the light on vs. turn on the light - WordReference Forums
Dec 2, 2010 · Hi everybody! Not so long ago I have faced a kind of confusion from my part in respect to the two English phrases turn the light on vs. turn on the light particularly what is …
turn off and turn out - WordReference Forums
Mar 14, 2009 · “Turn off” and “turn out” are both perfectly ok; one phrase or the other might be preferred in some places by some people. Bear in mind though that they are only …
put on put off the light - WordReference Forums
Mar 30, 2014 · However, I can't understand why you can't "put a light off" if you use "put a light on." That seems strange and arbitrary. In my experience, AE speakers use "put out" regularly …
Turn off the lights before you are leaving or you leave
Jun 8, 2014 · 1.Turn off the lights before you are leaving 2. Turn off the lights before you leave This one causes a lot of confusion to me , I know thet second one is correct but what do you …
When / Before you leave - WordReference Forums
May 31, 2022 · A. Turn off the lights before you leave the house. B. Turn off the lights when you leave the house. A is quite common, but I think that it will be impossible to turn off the lights if …
Don't forget to turn/turning off - WordReference Forums
Jan 3, 2009 · Hello I've two questions about paraphrasing, but I open only one post. 1) What's the difference: Don't forget the lights when you leave OFF a) Don't forget to turn off the lights …
Close the light - WordReference Forums
Jul 5, 2018 · close v To turn off (a light). 1942 in 1944 ADD nWV, Philadelphia PA, ‘Close the lights’ = turn out the lights. 1972 Carr Da Kine Talk 127 HI, Close the light and open the light …
last one out of the sacred ginmill please turn off the lights
Apr 4, 2023 · "Last one out, turn off the lights", and variants, is black humour - used to refer to the decline and abandonment of a place. The subtext is 'turn out the lights forever." King's 'sacred …