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RE: "turn on" vs. "power on" vs. "power up", and their opposites ?
Subject:RE: "turn on" vs. "power on" vs. "power up", and their opposites ? From:"Weissman, Jessica" <WeissmanJ -at- abacustech -dot- com> To:Robert Lauriston <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com>, Monique Semp <monique -dot- semp -at- earthlink -dot- net>, TechWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Tue, 10 Feb 2015 20:27:33 +0000
Least jargony language is always the best, I think. Hence: turn on, turn off. Does "power on" mean anything that "turn on" does not?
Yes, I am aware that "turn on" has additional irrelevant meanings.
- Jessica
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