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Ask for help > how do u name in english ...?
how do u name in english ...?
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chenchen_castrourdiales
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how do u name in english ...?
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hello everybody,
I �ve tried to look up in the dictionary the way it is named in English the telephone we have at home without any success. The one we can bring we us all the time is called mobile or celullar phone but how do we name the one we have at home? Thanks in advance. |
28 Jun 2010
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ballycastle1
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In my part of the UK we call it the land line.
Anybody else? |
28 Jun 2010
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ELOJOLIE274
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well, I would simply say "a telephone" or "a phone" - since the expressions "a mobile (phone)" or "a cell (phone)" were created to show that there �re different types of phones...
i �ve never heard of any other expression to say a phone...
sometimes the simplest word is the best...
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28 Jun 2010
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GIOVANNI
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In Canada we call it a cordless phone or portable phone whe we can carry it around the house without being attached, or just phone for a regular home phone. |
28 Jun 2010
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caroay
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What about home phone!? I have heard land line in the US as well.. |
28 Jun 2010
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yanogator
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Here in the US, we usually say "home phone". We say "land line" if we need to specify that it is not a cell phone. For example, if your cell phone is behaving strangely (disruptive noises, fading out, etc.), you might say, "I �m going to switch to a land line so we �ll have a better connection." When filling out a form and giving your phone numbers, they will be listed as:
Home Phone:
Cell Phone/Mobile Phone:
Work Phone:
Fax:
I hope this helps.
Bruce |
28 Jun 2010
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abdel09
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It is called home phone as opposed to mobile phone or cell phone. |
28 Jun 2010
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abdel
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it �s simply called LAND PHONE.
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28 Jun 2010
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Apodo
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Home phone but to show it �s not a mobile or cell phone - Land line |
28 Jun 2010
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douglas
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"Home phone"-- "landline" is sometimes used, but it is more of a military term I believe.
PS-I have never heard the term "land phone" |
28 Jun 2010
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