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- Is it correct to write the telephone abbreviation as Tel when the . . .
In business communications, the courtesy of specifying the type of phone (for reasons of calling cost) is less important than in private communications, as calling both is a business expense However if you are giving a landline and a mobile number it makes sense to specify which is which (Tel: and Mob: would be the normal way to abbreviate them in British English) The meaning of Mob: may not
- How was tin can phone string phone called before telephone invented?
Somewhat later a toy, called the Lovers' String, was made, and is the simplest form of a mechanical telephone The toy consisted of two tin cups, the bottoms made of parchment or cat gut tightly stretched like a drum head, and connected, one with the other, by a string or cord
- What do you call the main telephone number?
I understand that someone's work phone might have an extension What do you call the main number of that office, which would normally be answered by an operator or a computer voice system? Would
- etymology - When did phone become accepted as its own word? When did . . .
Jokey or generic instances of 'phone' in association with 'telephone', 1878–1879 Instances of phone used for humorous purposes or as a generic term for "fancy invention involving sound and wiring" (or both) are more common than straightforward instances of phone as a short form of telephone
- punctuation - Standard format for phone numbers? - English Language . . .
The recommended style of presentation of new telephone numbers is based on customer research Brackets are used to identify the national code - which is omitted when dialling within the same area
- What are more formal synonyms for telephone tag?
Here is Wikipedia's definition: Phone tag is a phenomenon in which two parties attempt to contact each other by telephone, but neither is able to get a hold of the other for a conversation Both
- Word for the action or result of expressing a telephone number as . . .
In many countries, the digits on the telephone keypad also have letters assigned By replacing the digits of a telephone number with the corresponding letters, it is sometimes possible to form a whole or partial word, an acronym, abbreviation, or some other alphanumeric combination
- articles - Is it correct to say via a? - English Language Usage . . .
Is it considered proper English to say something like this? I called her via a telephone Or should the indefinite article be omitted entirely? I called her via telephone If the indefinite art
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