Returning home for the Spring Festival, I noticed an interesting phenomenon: language evolves with the times, and many verbs feel very era-specific.


For example, when it comes to "turning on the light," elders might say "pull the light" or "turn on the light."
Similarly, for "switching the car window," many people say "shake the window."
There are even expressions like "twist the TV" or "twist the channel" for changing TV channels.
Suddenly, I understood why making a phone call to call someone is called "shake the person."
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