An alarm is constantly on standby but when it finanly makes a noise we say that it%26#39;s gone off. Surely %26#39;off%26#39; would indicate zero activity, when infact the alarm is beging loud and flashing.
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Yes, isn%26#39;t our language fun? Try this one out for irony. A working clock is never really perfectly accurate, but a clock that stops running is perfectly correct -- twice a day. Good question... A lot like the statement %26#39;Dangerous Goods.%26#39;
I believe that it is that the alarm, in methodology, is %26#39;on%26#39; when it is not ringing... Therefore, %26#39;off%26#39; would be flashing, ringing, etc... Just like we get IN a car but we get ON a bus It%26#39;s all semantics. For instance, "jumbo shrimp". That would imply to me it would be a monstrous beast, when it fact it still fits on a saucer with room to spare. I took a course in High School discussing these issues and proper word usage, but the fact is many things are said that really make no sense. Driving down the parkway and parking in the driveway? (sigh)It%26#39;s a mess.
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