Can you help me in choosing a sentence that is most professional in technology
- The lamp went out.
- The lamp died.
- The lamp was not working.
- The lamp was out of order.
- The lamp burned out.
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The Lamp went out to dinner? pun intended. I think 3 and 4 sounds more professional to me, but I am no tech guy. – Usernew Oct 12 '15 at 09:29
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2What's your profession? – StoneyB on hiatus Oct 12 '15 at 10:26
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@StoneyB mine or his? – Usernew Oct 12 '15 at 13:22
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'What kind of lamp' could also be vital to the answer. – Damkerng T. Oct 12 '15 at 13:27
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@Usernew OP's profession. In some professions "lamp" has a narrow technical meaning which would only be appropriate in #1 or #5. – StoneyB on hiatus Oct 12 '15 at 13:51
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@StoneyB what about #2? Will it be appropriate to use for the same lamp you are referring to? – Usernew Oct 12 '15 at 14:08
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The lamp went out - seems okay. Especially in the context of 'light', 'go out' means light goes out making it dark.
The lamp died - seems okay. However, it's more used when machines stops working.
The lamp wasn't working - okay and natural
The lamp was out of order - okay. However, more frequently used for devices and machines
The lamp burned out - okay but used more when we mean to say that something has stopped burning because of lack of fuel.
My personal choice:
Option 3 if you mean 'lamp' like this.
Option 5 if your lamp is like this.
Note: Third and fourth option would mean that the event of lamp fusing out had already happened. On the other hand, rest of the options may mean the action happened as you noticed. It all depends on the context.
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3"burned out" is common in the US - it indicates the filament in the lightbulb burned through, so it no longer carries a current. – StoneyB on hiatus Oct 12 '15 at 10:59
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