Anonymous  +  475487 Mon, 11 Feb 08 03:30 AM From another post:  found these in Oxford Dict.  set sth<=>off;   take sth <=>on;   put sth <=> down,  give sth <=> away The double-direction arrows indicate the places of sth and the particle are interchangeable, Am I wrong?  -- My question is:  What is sth?  And sb, if you know what that stands for as well. Thank you in advance, Donna Anonymous Articles

	Mister Micawber  +  475565 Mon, 11 Feb 08 09:50 AM . something and somebody . Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 30,807 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.'

	Yankee  +  476665 Thu, 14 Feb 08 12:52 AM Anonymous “From another post:  found these in Oxford Dict.  set sth<=>off;   take sth <=>on;   put sth <=> down,  give sth <=> away The double-direction arrows indicate the places of sth and the particle are interchangeable, Am I wrong? ” I hope the other post clarified that 'sth' and the particle are only interchangeable when 'sth' is a noun (i.e. not a pronoun).  In other words: set the bomb off  (correct) set off the bomb  (correct) set it off  (correct) set off it   (incorrect) Yankee Joined on Sat, Apr 15 2006 Connecticut, USA Veteran Member 6,502 Amy "You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus." - Mark Twain Nouns, Articles, Pronouns