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Minor grammar Nazi point (since you mention you are Italian, and might be interested) - "turn on" is either "sexually attracted to" or "suddenly attack", depend
by wisty 15y ago
Minor grammar Nazi point (since you mention you are Italian, and might be interested) - "turn on" is either "sexually attracted to" or "suddenly attack", depending on the context. i.e. "She turned me on, the smell of cigarettes is not a turn-on for me, the dog suddenly turned on me and started biting". I've no idea why ...
You mean "turned to".
- badclient 15y agoThen why does "...turned on a television" work?
- js2 15y agoBecause it's a phrasal verb with multiple meanings: http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/american/turn-on http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/american/turn-...
- badclient 15y agoRight. The OP's comment made it seem like there are only two definitions of that phrase(neither of which applied to my example): "turn on" is either "sexually attracted to" or "suddenly attack"
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- wisty 15y agoYeah, I couldn't think of any other's. Phrasal verbs are tricky like that.
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- SammyRulez 15y agoThanks , yes I meant "turned to"... accidental humor :-)
- untog 15y agoI've heard people say "he turned me on to the idea of..." without it having a sexual context. Oh, the English language...
- stayclassytally 15y agoNot a grammar issue, it's a colloquialism. I used this phrase all the time. "My old roommate really turned me on to the Wire. What a great show."
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