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.
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.
Cell phone? Cell? Mobile phone? What's the "correct" term?
Apr 18, 2015 · 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.
vocabulary - Is "plunger" a familiar word for part of a phone ...
Sep 11, 2011 · This source says that both switch hook and hook switch are correct; but then it implies that the physical knob that sinks down when the telephone receiver is set in place on top of it is actually called a "switch hook button." You might strengthen your answer (which has the makings of a very useful one, in my opinion) by citing descriptions of ...
"Call on" or "call at" or something else? Which is appropriate?
On is the only acceptable preposition here; "call me at my cell" (or in, to, with, etc.) is wrong.. However, if you are specifying the number, you can use at: You can reach me at (555) 555-5555.
phrase requests - How to express "nice to hear from you" on …
Mar 27, 2014 · Just say "Sure, thanks for calling. I can talk now." Don't say anything about being "pleased", it's just not business-like, it sounds silly..
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
"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. –
How to ask politely for the caller's name on a phone call
Aug 20, 2015 · 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. –
articles - Is it correct to say "via a"? - English Language & Usage ...
Jan 16, 2012 · 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 ...