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English for making phonecalls



monder78
Poland

English for making phonecalls
 
Hello Currently I �m working on some worksheets devoted to telephone English. I am not sure if the phrase listen to a voice mail is correct? Could any native speaker help me in this respect ?I �ve come across listen a voice mail but it seems to me unlikely to use listen without to. THX a milion for your kind reply.

13 Jul 2013      





Jayho
Australia

Yes, it�s correct
 
We are going to listen to voice mail OR we are going to listen to voicemail messages
 
We are going to listen to a voice mail OR we are going to listen to a voice mail message
 
When voicemail was a new concept, �listen to a voice mail� was not correct, it needed �message� on it just like we�d say listen to an answering machine message. But these days, it is perfectly acceptable to say that.
 
Listen a voicemail is incorrect
 
Cheers
 
Jayho
 

13 Jul 2013     



monder78
Poland

Thank you for dispelling my doubts. Have a fabulous Sunday

14 Jul 2013