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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Alarms #27730 05/07/01 02:14 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,027 Switzerland wsieber old hand wsieber old hand Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,027 Switzerland Certainly it is a deviation from the normal behaviour. Here I disagree: In the expression "Off we go" the idea of a start is clearly reflected. Also in talking about an explosive charge, going off describes the fulfillment of its normal purpose Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Alarms Bean 04/30/01 11:03 AM Re: Alarms wwh 04/30/01 12:58 PM Re: Alarms Geoff 04/30/01 01:07 PM Re: Alarms Jackie 04/30/01 01:22 PM Re: Alarms Bean 04/30/01 02:29 PM Re: Alarms Anonymous 04/30/01 02:37 PM Re: Alarms rodward 04/30/01 03:08 PM Re: Alarms of troy 04/30/01 03:18 PM Re: Alarms rodward 04/30/01 03:37 PM Re: Alarms Hyla 04/30/01 03:19 PM Re: Alarms rodward 04/30/01 03:30 PM Re: Alarms wwh 04/30/01 07:38 PM Re: Alarms wow 05/01/01 07:16 PM Re: Alarms Anonymous 05/01/01 07:44 PM Re: Cop talk wow 05/01/01 08:13 PM Re: Cop talk Sparteye 05/02/01 02:25 PM Re: Cop talk Bobyoungbalt 05/02/01 03:56 PM Re: The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton Faldage 05/02/01 04:17 PM Re: Cop talk Bingley 05/03/01 06:49 AM Re: Cop talk Flatlander 05/03/01 05:19 PM Re: Cop talk Bingley 05/07/01 12:09 PM Re: Cop talk of troy 05/07/01 02:32 PM Re: Cop talk wwh 05/07/01 03:49 PM Re: Cop talk Max Quordlepleen 05/07/01 07:02 PM Re: Cop talk of troy 05/07/01 07:29 PM Re: Cop talk Max Quordlepleen 05/07/01 11:58 PM Re: Cop talk rodward 05/08/01 08:57 AM Re: Cop talk Bingley 05/08/01 10:29 AM Re: Cop talk Max Quordlepleen 05/08/01 07:54 PM Re: Cop talk Capital Kiwi 05/09/01 09:32 AM Re: Alarms AnnaStrophic 05/03/01 09:16 PM Burgling Bean 04/30/01 05:26 PM Re: Alarms wwh 04/30/01 03:34 PM Re: Alarms Anonymous 04/30/01 03:38 PM Re: Alarms Geoff 05/08/01 12:16 PM Re: Alarms wsieber 05/07/01 02:14 PM Re: Alarms Bean 05/07/01 05:42 PM Re: Alarms : Off and On wow 04/30/01 01:36 PM Re: Alarms belMarduk 04/30/01 07:10 PM 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. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,371 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 803 guests, and 0 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 30 A C Bowden 24 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,561 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,919 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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