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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 3 1 2 3 Re: Turn On #141809 04/14/05 10:42 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky My friend in Pittsburgh says open the light. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Turn On #141810 04/14/05 10:52 PM Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 500 Northern Ontario, Canada E Elizabeth Creith addict Elizabeth Creith addict E Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 500 Northern Ontario, Canada In French you "ferme" (close) the light rather than turn it off. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Turn On #141811 04/15/05 05:36 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta B Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel B Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta In Indonesian you matikan lampu (kill the lights). Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Turn On #141812 04/15/05 09:15 AM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City I inselpeter Pooh-Bah inselpeter Pooh-Bah I Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City <<matikan lampu>> And at the Metropolitan Opera you "strike electric," but that's a union shop. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Turn On #141813 04/15/05 09:29 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 B belMarduk Carpal Tunnel belMarduk Carpal Tunnel B Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 Hmm. Pure lazyness on my part on trying to find a map on the web...where's Pittsburg Jackie? Is this anywhere near Québec? English Québecers most often say OPEN and CLOSE the lights. I'm not sure about the rest of Canada. You're right Elizabeth, in French we say OUVRE (open) and FERME (close) the light. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Open aned close the lights #141814 04/15/05 10:18 PM Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC Which one is on? If it is close that would probably be a reference to closing the circuit so the electricity flows. If open means to turn the lights on, that might be a reference to opening a valve so the gas flows. TEd Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Open and close the lights #141815 04/15/05 10:21 PM Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 500 Northern Ontario, Canada E Elizabeth Creith addict Elizabeth Creith addict E Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 500 Northern Ontario, Canada Open is on, closed is off. Sorry, this is language, TEd, not logic! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Open and close the lights #141816 04/15/05 10:22 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 B belMarduk Carpal Tunnel belMarduk Carpal Tunnel B Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 Oh, and turn on is what you're trying to do to somebody you flirt with. Wink-wink-nudge-nudge. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Open and close the lights #141817 04/15/05 10:58 PM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City I inselpeter Pooh-Bah inselpeter Pooh-Bah I Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City <<Turn on is what you're trying to do to somebody you flirt with.>> And I thought turn on was what you did with someone you were done forever flirting with. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Open and close the lights #141818 04/15/05 11:04 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 B belMarduk Carpal Tunnel belMarduk Carpal Tunnel B Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 Non, non, the part after turned on is rather short-lived really. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 2 of 3 1 2 3 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. 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