2006-06-09 02:11:06 · 6 answers · asked by brijesh.verma 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Hahaha...imagine if you told your computers to shut up....
I needed that laugh, thanks. =D
2006-06-09 02:14:21 · answer #1 · answered by malfunctiones 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Shut up" means you want the human to stop saying something. "Shut down" means ceasing operation completely. If you shut down a human being, you haved killed the person, since there is no "on" switch.
Any other ignorant questions?
2006-06-09 09:17:40 · answer #2 · answered by thylawyer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's because in humans, the mouth is closed by moving the mandible upward, and in computers, flipping the switch to turn it off is usually a downward motion.
2006-06-09 09:16:30 · answer #3 · answered by smartliketractor 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont think they both mean the same..because it doesnt sound right to tell a person to shut down....or a computer to shut up....i dont think they do mean the same.
2006-06-09 09:15:39 · answer #4 · answered by POR-FRY-CHICKEN 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hahahahahahahahahah. Oh man, that was funny!!!
I have no idea. It's like asking me why alarms "go off."
I guess it's just the weird way English is...accept it?
2006-06-09 09:16:31 · answer #5 · answered by ALMOSTxROMANCE 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know. I never really thought about it before...
2006-06-09 09:14:59 · answer #6 · answered by treehugger 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋