Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

Username

ally

Member Since

April 24, 2009

Total number of comments

1

Total number of votes received

12

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Latest Comments

Cut on/off

  • April 24, 2009, 10:14pm

I found out why! The phrase historically comes from blade switches when you actually cut off/on the lights!!!

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Cut on/off April 11, 2009