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  1. 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 …

  2. punctuation - Standard format for phone numbers? - English …

    Jun 8, 2011 · 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 …

  3. articles - Is it correct to say "via a"? - English Language & Usage ...

    Oct 12, 2011 · 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 …

  4. Word for the action or result of expressing a telephone number as ...

    May 5, 2018 · 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 …

  5. What do the idioms "hang up", "hang on", and "hang out" mean?

    Apr 19, 2011 · Collins Cobuild English dictionary: hang up means the same as hang: "I found his jacket, which was hanging up in the hallway". if you hang up or hang up the phone, you end a …

  6. Cell phone? Cell? Mobile phone? What's the "correct" term?

    Apr 18, 2015 · 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 …

  7. How was "tin can phone"/"string phone" called before telephone …

    Nov 23, 2015 · 0 According to the Wikipedia article on the "History of the Telephone", the "two tins cans linked by a string" phone is formally called an " acoustic telephone ", and "has been …

  8. phrases - In answering a telephone call, why do you say "Who is …

    Aug 18, 2013 · On the telephone, the person answering it may say "Who is calling?" or "Who is this?" Why do you say "this" to the caller on the other end of the phone? Is is wrong to say …

  9. vocabulary - Is "plunger" a familiar word for part of a phone ...

    Sep 11, 2011 · 2 I was looking for the name of the button on a telephone that you push to hang up. On older phones where the receiver sits horizontally over two buttons, I've seen them …

  10. grammar - Past continuous or simple past tense - English …

    Oct 25, 2021 · 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 …