Cell phone? Cell? Mobile phone? Whats the correct term? The cell phone providers usually call them "mobile" phones which is more precise since "cell" refers to a kind of technology In Chinese one of the common words for it is 手机, (shǒujī) which literally means "hand machine"
Is it correct to write the telephone abbreviation as Tel when the . . . I think it's hard to argue that "Tel" is not correct given that a mobile phone is a telephone The only reason it should even matter to the reader is if calls to mobile phones cost more than calls to landline phones in your country, and even then if you're only providing one number they don't have any choice but to use that number
What should I call someone addicted to mobile appliances? Apparently Nomophobia is the term commonly used for cell-phone addiction It is an abbreviation of no mo -bile phone phobia These are people who seldom switch off their cell-phones and start feeling stressed when forced to stay away from them It doesn't seem like there is any word for cell phone addiction But this comes as close to it as possible
terminology - Are Americans familiar with the term mobile when . . . However, would an American be familiar with the term "mobile" when referring to something pertaining to cellphones or would it sound completely alien to them? For example, a British person would intrinsically know that an iPhone app named "Mobile x" would be a phone-version of x, but would an American find the same logical conclusion?
punctuation - Standard format for phone numbers? - English Language . . . On cell phones, you can always hit 1, but if you leave it out and the number is long distance, your call won't be completed (Another exception: 800 numbers (toll-free) always require the 1 ) So for non-800 numbers most places don't put the 1 on the business card
What do you call the ear speaker in a mobile phone? The latest Apple X all have 2 speakers located at the "bottom" of the phone in addition to the ear speaker at the "top" I think that part of the confusion on which is the "correct" term depends on whether you are a consumer, a tech-savvy user, a technician, or an engineer
american english - Mobile vs. cellphone in AE - English Language . . . I find it astonishing that this most modern of conveniences, born into a globalised world, does not have a universal name In the UK it is a mobile, in America a cell-phone, in France 'un portable', and in Malaysia they call it a 'hand-phone'
Word that includes laptop, tablet, smartphone etc What's a word (or phrase) that includes laptops, tablets and cellphones (or similar portable electronic devices that resemble a computer)? I would prefer it to be a short (and intuitive) term I
word usage - Cellphone or cell phone? - English Language Usage Stack . . . The most contemporary expression might be just cell If you have to go through the trouble of spelling it out, it should be cell phone But 9 times out of 10, you should not go through that trouble Call my cell Name: Age: Cell: Please refrain from using cell phones or cellular devices during the performance