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Old 01-22-2014, 05:29 PM   #92
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Originally Posted by pendragginp View Post
Were I writing the sentence though I would say that she switched the kettle on, as being more illustrative; but that's probably the American (and the editor) in me.
"Put the kettle on" is the standard English phrase.
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