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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
etymology - When did phone become accepted as its own word? When did . . . Jokey or generic instances of 'phone' in association with 'telephone', 1878–1879 Instances of phone used for humorous purposes or as a generic term for "fancy invention involving sound and wiring" (or both) are more common than straightforward instances of phone as a short form of telephone
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
vocabulary - Is plunger a familiar word for part of a phone . . . 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 called "plungers " Are people familiar with this term? Is there another term? Is the single button also called a "plunger?"
What do you call the main telephone number? I understand that someone's work phone might have an extension What do you call the main number of that office, which would normally be answered by an operator or a computer voice system? Would
How was tin can phone string phone called before telephone invented? Somewhat later a toy, called the Lovers' String, was made, and is the simplest form of a mechanical telephone The toy consisted of two tin cups, the bottoms made of parchment or cat gut tightly stretched like a drum head, and connected, one with the other, by a string or cord
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