RE: Turn off the monitor vs turn the monitor off

Subject: RE: Turn off the monitor vs turn the monitor off
From: "Leonard C. Porrello" <Leonard -dot- Porrello -at- SoleraTec -dot- com>
To: "Robert Hodgins" <ehodgins -at- telusplanet -dot- net>, <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2009 13:12:56 -0800

Writing "Off the monitor" would lead me to fear for the monitor's life.

Leonard

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Subject: RE: Turn off the monitor vs turn the monitor off

On Tue, 2009-01-06 at 14:31 -0600, Nancy Allison wrote:
>
> "Outen the light" -- my Pennsylvania grandmother's expression -- hmmm,

> that would be a one-word expression:
>
> Outen the monitor.

So we should "Off the monitor" or just say "Monitor off". :-)

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RE: Turn off the monitor vs turn the monitor off: From: Nancy Allison
RE: Turn off the monitor vs turn the monitor off: From: Robert Hodgins

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