That feature is actually my main pet peeve about the ipod. If you hold the button down for a bit too long it turns off and turns back on again. I still haven't gotten the hang of it!
I had to respond even though you have your answer - we at one time had FOUR ipods at our house, and we had only paid for one (long story, and no, they were not stolen). Well, I didn't give a crap if i ever had one or not but my DH is a Mac addict (he has 14 mac computers) / computer guru and he insisted I would love it. He showed me all the functions and it looked so easy & I "yeah yeah"ed him. Well, the first day I used it I completely ran the battery down until it turned off because I couldn't turn it off. So tara t, trust me, you are not alone. Don't feel bad - I stick with my original comment - IT SHOULD SAY "OFF" DAMN IT!!!!!!
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