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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
- 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
- telephone - What do you say when you talk over phone but you cant . . .
I bought my first phone in my life and I now sometimes get calls from friends and co workers Sometimes the signal of phone doesn't work well and I can't hear them What do I say when there is si
- Call me through at on this number - English Language Usage Stack . . .
What is the difference between the following when referring to telephone calls? Please call me on this number You can reach me on this number Please call me at this number You can reach me at
- grammar - Past continuous or simple past tense - English Language . . .
I was having a shower when the telephone rang (Past Continuous for interrupted action) I was in the shower when the telephone rang Why is Past Simple used in the second sentence?)
- 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
- Cell phone? Cell? Mobile phone? Whats the correct term?
In Australia, it has traditionally been a "mobile" - never a "cell" (unless you are deliberately trying to sound American!) However, it is increasingly becoming just a "phone", as landlines continue to disappear from households The one clarifying term might be "my phone" - this would guarantee it to be a mobile phone, rather than a landline
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