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  1. 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. …

  2. telephone - Why in a phone call we use "this is" instead of "I am ...

    Why is the right form Hello, this is yzT from english.stackechange.com. instead of Hello, I’m yzT from english.stackexchange.com. I guess non-natives tend to use the latter due to literal

  3. 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 …

  4. 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 …

  5. Which is the correct usage - " the line is breaking off " or " the line ...

    Oct 14, 2016 · When you are having a conversation over the phone and the voice keeps getting cut off because of poor signal strength, what is the appropriate term for it?

  6. What is the difference between a phone book, a directory, and the ...

    Nov 2, 2021 · In the UK 'phone book' is an informal name for what would be more formally described as 'the telephone directory'; however, the much reduced version still issued by …

  7. telephone - What do you say when you talk over phone but you …

    Nov 8, 2014 · 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 …

  8. 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 …

  9. "Call on" or "call at" or something else? Which is appropriate?

    Which one of following sentence is correct? You can call me on my cell. You can call me at my cell. Or is there some other preposition? Or both are right?

  10. 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 …