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Either re-connected or turned back on. "Cut on"?????????????
The person could have been non native English speaking or from some remote area where they speak like that. Agree with you, logical in a way. That's not what people usually say though.
I agree. 'Round here, it's "cut off" and then "turned on."
Either re-connected or turned back on. "Cut on"?????????????
The person could have been non native English speaking or from some remote area where they speak like that. Agree with you, logical in a way. That's not what people usually say though.
Two irritations (amongst many) that have crept into our language:-
People who say 'uz' instead of 'us', and those who say 'can I get a coffee' rather than 'can I have a coffee'
For me, this is a distinction. May I HAVE a coffee feels like I'm asking for it to be given to me. GETTING a coffee is a verbal contract that I will pay and receive.
And Honest and Honor and Heir? Let's pronounce every letter now!
And the British and Australian pronunciation of "pasta" and "taco" gets on my last nerve.
Brits and Aussies generally pronounce them quite differently.
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Brits and Aussies generally pronounce them quite differently.