[General] questions about a stand fan

[curiousmarcus]

Hi all,

A stand fan is turned on and oscillating, but I don't get any breeze because it is faced in the completely opposite direction. Should I say, "turn the fan around so that I can get some breeze"?


What if its breeze reaches me but only briefly because I am at the end of its oscillation? Should I say, "move the fan a little bit so that I could get more breeze"?


What if the fan is facing me, but is aimed upwards? Should I say, "Push the fan down", or "Aim the fan at me"?


What if the fan is fixed on me, but I don't want it to be. Should I say, "Make it oscillate"? Or is there a less technical way of saying it?


Do you refer to the oscillation knob as such, or do you just call it a knob, like "push the knob down", or "pull the knob up"?


Also, please correct any errors in the way I phrased my questions above.

 

[emsr2d2]

For all the situations at the start of the post, I'd just say "Please aim the fan directly at me".
Most fans have an "oscillate" function which is mentioned in the description/title of the product so I imagine most people would actually use that term. "Can you put it on oscillate please?"
Most of the ones I've seen have a knob.

 

[Rover_KE]

If anybody's wondering what we're talking about, here's one:

 

[Tdol]

Should I say, "Make it oscillate"? Or is there a less technical way of saying it?

You could use set it to swing instead of oscillate.

 

[curiousmarcus]

You could use set it to swing instead of oscillate.

How do you ask to make it stop? Do you say turn off the swing?

 

[curiousmarcus]

"Can you put it on oscillate please?"

Why is it oscillate as opposed to oscillation?

How do you ask to make it stop? Do you say, "Put it off oscillate"?

 

[curiousmarcus]

If it isn't oscillating, do you say it is fixed?

 

[tedmc]

Stop the swinging/oscillation.

 

[curiousmarcus]

Also, which is a more natural way of referring to the air blowing from the fan, breeze or wind?

 

[Tdol]

How do you ask to make it stop? Do you say turn off the swing?

You could. I am honestly not too sure as it's not something I have asked or heard people ask. I have done it, especially with air-con, but it's not a question that trips off the tongue as it's not something I say. I'd use something like Could you turn swing off?

 

[curiousmarcus]

I'd use something like Could you turn swing off?

No article needed here? As in Could you turn the swing off?