'Plug into' vs. 'Pull out' power cord

[lee12jan]

Dears:

Is it right as following:

1) Plug the AC adapter into a wall, outlet.
2) Pull AC adapter out of a wall plug, outlet.

Thanks.

[Alan]

Hi,

I would use the words 'plug socket' in place of 'outlet' 'wall plug'. Perhaps also 'remove' in place of 'pull out'.

Alan
_________________
English as a Second Language
You can read my ESL story Well, Hello!

[lee12jan]

Dear Alan:

As your suggestion, should it be 'Remove AC adapter from a plug socket' ?

[Alan]

Yes.

Alan
_________________
English as a Foreign Language
You can read my EFL story Indirect Speech

[Yankee]

Hi lee12jan

The word 'outlet' would be more common than 'socket' in American English.

If each of your sentences is intended to be a step in a set of instructions, this is what I would suggest:

- Plug the AC adapter into an electrical outlet.

- Remove the AC adapter from the electrical outlet.
.
_________________
Amy
.
ESL teacher, translator, and a native speaker of American English

[lee12jan]

Dear Yankee, Thanks for your suggestion.