"Turn on the radio?"

Subject: "Turn on the radio?"
From: amy -at- amyprobst -dot- com
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2001 9:59:18

Bright folks of the TECHWR-L:

May I have your guidance on a word-usage issue? I have my attractive
Chicago Manual of Style sitting here next to me, but don't know what this
kind of thing is "called."

Two coworkers say this is correct:
"Turn on the radio."

I say it sounds better this way:
"Turn the radio on."

Think instructional manual, if that matters.

Thanks,
Amy P.

amydetroit -at- hotmail -dot- com

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