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Edwin Pawlowski wrote:

"C & E" wrote in message
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Another odd one regarding lights, at least here in western PA, is turn out
the light. Out??!!? Maybe a throw-back to gas lights?


How do you explain "close the light", often heard in some Philly
neighborhoods.



"light" is still occasionally used as a synonym for "window", it was
much more common in the past.

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Larry Wasserman Baltimore, Maryland
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