2006-10-09 07:47:59 · 12 answers · asked by yagurlbubblez 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Other - Entertainment
True True....
2006-10-09 07:49:37 · answer #1 · answered by lily 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, if you want to get technical about it, lets break it down.
For one, an alarm clock is already on, as it displays the time for you, so saying it is coming on is in fact incorrect, the alarm clock was already on.
Second, when someone yells at you (as sometimes, especially the buzzing option on alarm clocks) we state they "went off on you." I guess some people relate being yelled at to having their alarm clock yelling at them to wake up.
I guess that's it for now.
2006-10-09 14:53:53 · answer #2 · answered by Kevin J 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Again, this is all a matter of how it is seen by the beholder.
With an alarm sounding loudly in an alert mode, it can be similar to something that "goes off".
2006-10-09 15:21:39 · answer #3 · answered by moire1111 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the alarm is going off, the clock is already on.
2006-10-09 14:49:27 · answer #4 · answered by imnotbtami 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if the clock is on how can the alarm be on unless it was always running on and on?
2006-10-09 14:58:20 · answer #5 · answered by cadaholic 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its a saying like... my bos went off on me. i think it refers to timers. when timers use to sound its alarm was the sign that it ended whatever it did. like the wistle at end of work. the timer on the stove, the timer on the oven. so maby alarm clocks back then ended when the timer went off or were so use to saying the stove went off or hear that...its time to get off.
2006-10-09 14:52:37 · answer #6 · answered by brandonbamboo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
_When you throw up you're not throwing the stuff UP, you're actually throwing it DOWN
_A wood chuck doesn't chuck wood
_A Guinea pig isn't from Guinea, nor is it a pig
_There is no egg in eggplant
_A hamburger isn't made of ham
_French fries were not invented in France
_Sweetmeats are candies, while sweetbreads (which aren't sweet) are meat
_Quicksand works slowly
_A boxing ring is square
_Writers write, but fingers don't fig
_Hammers don't ham
_When a house burns up it's burning DOWN
......CONCLUSION: English is VERY crazy!!!
2006-10-09 15:04:07 · answer #7 · answered by Debbie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it is going off the nightstand and out the window
2006-10-09 14:49:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why do we park on a driveway and drive on a parkway??
2006-10-09 14:58:16 · answer #9 · answered by itsjustme_erin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am still working on why we park our cars on a driveway.
2006-10-09 14:56:01 · answer #10 · answered by onelonevoice 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Same as when a bomb goes off.
2006-10-09 14:49:14 · answer #11 · answered by Jacks036 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋