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hi,

how to say that in a very informal but correct way?

"to put the volume up/down" ?

thanks,
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Default Re: increasing/decreasing the volume
Turn up the volume, please.
Turn it up, please.

The same expressions for "down."

"Please" can be either at the beginning or end of the sentence:
Please turn it up.
Turn it up, please.

"Put the volume up/down" would not be correct.

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hi,

how to say that in a very informal but correct way?

"to put the volume up/down" ?

thanks,
jc
Last edited by baqarah131; 29-Dec-2007 at 20:00. Reason: correct punctuation error
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