'go on' v.s. 'come on' and meaning of 'lay on'

[Lost_Soul]

Hi,

Could you answer the following 2 questions, please:
1. Do "come on" and "go on" give the similar idea, when they mean "to start working/operating"?
For example, are they interchangeable in these examples:
a. The heating system goes on/comes on at 6 AM every morning
b. The street lights go on/come on every time it gets dark.

2. Is it true that "to lay on a service" means "to provide the service".
In particular, do you find these sentences natural:
a. Our company should lay on a much better service if it wants to bring in more money.
b. We need to lay on more coaches since we're expecting a bigger turnout than it was previously planned.

Thanks.

[Yankee]

[Lost_Soul]

Hi, Amy

Thanks a lot !
About the second part of my question, I'm quoting the definition given by my textbook:

[Yankee]

[Lost_Soul]

Thank you very much again, Amy!

[Prezbucky]

Alex

We hope to lay on some kind of entertainment for the troops

Try this instead:

We hope to provide some kind of entertainment for the troops.

or

We hope to provide some sort of entertainment for the troops.
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[Prezbucky]

you could also use "form" to take the place of kind/sort

form, type, sort, kind... would all work in that spot.
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[Pamela]

I am fascinated by your new avatar too, Amy!

[Yankee]

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Thanks, Pamela. When it comes to drawing, I can't manage much more than stick figures. :lol:
On the other hand, I know that Tom (not Prezbucky) is wonderful at drawing.

(Prezbucky, are you good at drawing too?)
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