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.
Cell phone? Cell? Mobile phone? What's the "correct" term?
2011年12月28日 · This term distinguishes the device in a bit different dimension; it describes the capabilities as opposed to older handheld devices (smartphones are the devices that combine a microcomputer and a telephone). So, strictly speaking, if you want to be specific to different types of devies you should use different terms in different cases.
"Call me through/at/on this number" - English Language & Usage …
@Mohammad: It may be that "through [telephone number]" is more common in the US. I'm British, and in general it's a bit "odd" to me. I myself would always use "on" for phone numbers. To me, "through" works with "my sister", "the office" - because they're intermediaries, but I can't see a simple number as an intermediary. –
What do you call the main telephone number? - slang
From the days when large offices had their telephone lines connected through a mechanical switch, you would ask for a number that will connect you to the switchboard or the switch operator (or when it was not deemed to be sexist, the "switch girl").
politeness - How should I tell someone "I called you but you didn't ...
Any sentence that implies "you didn't answer", suggests they made an active decision to not pick up the phone.. It's accusatory by natu
articles - Is it correct to say "via a"? - English Language & Usage ...
2012年1月16日 · In these examples, the difference is that telephone without an article refers to the modality of telephony—that is, communicating using the telephone system, whereas a telephone refers to the specific object used to communicate. In this case, one implies the other—if you communicated using a telephone then you must have communicated using ...
How to ask politely for the caller's name on a phone call
2015年8月20日 · A simple web search on "telephone etiquette" should turn up an ample number of acceptable options. As initially presented, I think this question is either too broad, too opinion-based, or too-lacking in preliminary research to be answerable here. –
Should the number "0" be pronounced "zero" or "oh"?
2011年8月1日 · I have often heard people say 101, as one-zero-one, and also as one-oh-one. Which is correct, and why? Does the difference between British English and American English have to do something with it?
'May I speak to....' vs 'May I speak with...' vs 'May I talk to...'
Speak: This is inside the entry about the verb "to speak" - To speak to another by means of a telephone; ― speaking (where ― is a speaker on a telephone), phr. used by the speaker to announce his identity. So, if you are going to phone to someone on the phone, then "May I speak with...?" sounds like the most appropriate one.
What is one word to describe the person being called via phone?
2014年5月13日 · The called party (in some contexts called the "B-Number") is a person who (or device that) answers a telephone call. The person who (or device that) initiates a telephone call is the calling party. [ Wikipedia ]