RE: "Turn on the radio?"

["Margaritis, Peter" <PMargaritis -at- alldata -dot- net>]

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> From: 	amy -at- amyprobst -dot- com[SMTP:amy -at- amyprobst -dot- com]
> Subject: 	"Turn on the radio?"
> 
> 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
> 
> 
Depends on the radio.
If if is for listening only, you say, 
	"Let's hear some good music, and none of that
		punk rock junk." (or "the news" or "the game")
If it is for listening AND broadcasting, you say,
	"Open hailing frequencies."

..... little bit of radio humor, there...

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