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Discover LudwigThe phrase "the controls" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used when referring to the mechanisms or instruments that regulate or manage a system or process. Example: "Before starting the machine, make sure to familiarize yourself with the controls."
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The controls are easy.
Start with the controls.
Fiddled with the controls.
Sally, you have the controls.
Soon the controls were reimposed.
The controls are winning converts.
Or just manipulating the controls.
Notice the controls, I'd say.
Where are all the controls?
The controls are pleasingly simple.
In the elevator, Pirnie took the controls.
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