2006-06-12 10:40:24 · 6 answers · asked by Retarded Dave 5 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
The verbal expression "to go off" implies some sort of explosion or small outburst, such as an alarm going off.
The verbal expression "to come on" implies a transition from one state to another, such as an alarm coming on.
Both are correct because they describe different aspects of the change that an alarm undergoes during the event in question.
2006-06-12 12:02:04 · answer #1 · answered by Pastor Dave 5 · 5⤊ 1⤋
That's like 'accepting answers'. You don't get to accept them, they're given to you, like it or not. Kudos to the inventor of the English language, because he must own the patent on confusion also.
2006-06-12 18:06:47 · answer #2 · answered by fiddlesticks9 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not psychology, it's the language.
The same is with "setting off" and some other expressions - it's just the way it is...
2006-06-12 17:46:19 · answer #3 · answered by swissnick 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good call. Why do they call it taking a dump? You're not really taking it any where, they should call it leaving a dump.
2006-06-12 17:44:59 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
for the same reason trees are chopped down, but wood is chopped up
2006-06-13 12:44:13 · answer #5 · answered by Eden* 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
iTS THE SAME DiFFERENCE AS - iS THE GLASS THAT`S HOLDiN WATER HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL?
2006-06-12 21:05:14 · answer #6 · answered by sco0byy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋