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Qut

#253097 Sun, 06 Aug 06 04:54 PM

I found this sentence " Pls close the light". Does it correct?

Qut

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#253100 Sun, 06 Aug 06 05:04 PM

I have heard that too, but where I am, it is not what is said.

All of these sound normal to me:

Please turn off the light

Please turn out the lights

Please shut off the lights (but NOT shut out)

Please put out the lights (but NOT put off)

This is probably one of those phrases that has a lot of variation depending on where you live. I'll be intersted to hear where people do say "close the light."

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Barbara, who answers in American English.

Maple

#253132 Sun, 06 Aug 06 06:59 PM

close the light

We Chinese say it for fun sometimes.

Turn off the light =关灯

关=close, 灯=light

So 关灯's metaphrase is "close the light" Big Smile [:D]

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