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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
- 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
- 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
- Do we hang up a telephone call, or just hang up? [closed]
1 Hang up itself means end a telephone conversation by cutting the connection So using the term hang up is sufficient enough
- Is phone wrong? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
I have seen phone spelled as 'phone Obviously this is an acknowledgement that the full word used to be telephone Is this spelling objectionable?
- articles - Is it correct to say via a? - English Language Usage . . .
Both “I called her via telephone” and “I called her via a telephone” are grammatical (“correct”) English, and they mean approximately the same thing The preposition via denotes “the way” something happened, either the manner in which it occurs (“we went via car”) or some entity that intervened in the action (“we went via route 89”) In these examples, the difference is
- politeness - How should I tell someone I called you but you didnt . . .
Follow up email: I'm writing to discuss [subject matter] I tried to reach you by phone last week but I couldn't get through (or, you were unavailable) So I wanted to ask you about [back to subject matter] Benefits: courteous, polite, easy-going clearly points out your attempt to call keeps focus on what you really want With minor adjustments, the same message could be used in a voicemail or
- Which is correct: This is her or This is she? [duplicate]
Upon answering the telephone, the person calling asks if Joan is available If Joan is the person who answered the phone, should she say "This is her" or "This is she"?
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