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Ask for help > CHARGE OR RECHARGE?
CHARGE OR RECHARGE?
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junior right
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CHARGE OR RECHARGE?
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Hello, there!! I need some help about this silly doubt.
For example, the battery of my cell phone is at 1%.
so, Which one is correct to say? "I need to charge my cell phone". or "I need to recharge my cell phone". and why? thanks in advance, dear friends!!
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7 Jul 2016
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georginasantanna
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Hi! Just looked it up in the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English and it is recharge. Have a nice day! |
7 Jul 2016
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junior right
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Thanks for helping me, dear Georgina!!  I hope you have a good day, too!
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7 Jul 2016
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Gi2gi
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Both seem fine to me. Giorgi |
7 Jul 2016
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junior right
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Thanks, dear Giorgi! and a nice Thursday for you! |
7 Jul 2016
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redcamarocruiser
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We say I need to charge my phone.
Did you charge your phone.
We recharge rechargeable batteries. |
7 Jul 2016
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junior right
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Thanks for helping me, dear Mary!!  a nice day for you!!
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7 Jul 2016
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yanogator
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Since the phone has a rechargeable battery, we recharge it, but as Mary and Giorgi said, both are correct and common. In the US, we say "charge" more than "recharge" (probably because it �s shorter).
Bruce
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7 Jul 2016
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junior right
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Thanks, dear Bruce! Your explanation helped me, so much. have a nice Thursday!!
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7 Jul 2016
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georginasantanna
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Thanks a lot to all for enlightening me. I had no idea charge could also be used! Well, you live, you learn! Georgina |
7 Jul 2016
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alerac
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I have never used the word recharge my mobile phone. Most people say I need to charge my phone. I might be wrong but I would never use recharge. |
7 Jul 2016
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