Just had a brilliant idea!

So I say... " A lightbulb just went ____ in my head"

A) On
B) Off

Just had a brilliant idea! So I say... " A lightbulb just went on over my head"

Usually with me the lightbulb goes 'splat' in my head.

I would say that it goes 'on' when I have a good idea, but I am sure there are plenty of people walking around near me that have them permanently dimmed or blown.

What do I care? I could care less (Canadians don't say that one too do they?)

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How about "I lucked out". Does that mean you were lucky or unlucky? I always thought it meant unlucky, but it seems to mean lucky in Canadiastan.

The opposite sounding words "unravel" and "ravel" mean exactly the same thing. Very rare phenomenon in English.

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kiteboy dave said..
The opposite sounding words "unravel" and "ravel" mean exactly the same thing. Very rare phenomenon in English.

Unless its "ravel's" balero

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GreenPat said..
How about "I lucked out". Does that mean you were lucky or unlucky? I always thought it meant unlucky, but it seems to mean lucky in Canadiastan.

That one gets me too. 'Lucked out'? Out of luck, or I got lucky?

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kiteboy dave said..
The opposite sounding words "unravel" and "ravel" mean exactly the same thing. Very rare phenomenon in English.

Flammable vs Inflammable?

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Skid said..

kiteboy dave said..
The opposite sounding words "unravel" and "ravel" mean exactly the same thing. Very rare phenomenon in English.

Flammable vs Inflammable?

Cleave vs cleave

A burglar broke in to my house.

The alarm went off.... go figure.

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FormulaNova said..


What do I care? I could care less (Canadians don't say that one too do they?)

Nope: I couldn't care less. In my neck of the woods.

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Battle said..
Just had a brilliant idea!

So I say... " A lightbulb just went ____ in my head"

A) On
B) Off

If you were environmentally aware and cutting down on burning fossil fuels,
you would say "A LED bulb went off/on in my head"

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Battle said..
Just had a brilliant idea!

So I say... " A lightbulb just went ____ in my head"

A) On
B) Off

hang in there mate , winter will be over very soon ...........