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- word usage - Cellphone or cell phone? - English Language Usage Stack . . .
The most contemporary expression might be just cell If you have to go through the trouble of spelling it out, it should be cell phone But 9 times out of 10, you should not go through that trouble Call my cell Name: Age: Cell: Please refrain from using cell phones or cellular devices during the performance
- 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
- 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
- Are Americans familiar with the term mobile when referring to a . . .
We see the term enough ("mobile devices", "MobileMe", and even "T-Mobile") that it causes no confusion But we would call the phone in our pocket a "cellphone" or a "cell" instead of a "mobile"; this despite the fact that "mobile phone" is common in journalism and advertising
- american english - Mobile vs. cellphone in AE - English Language . . .
4 In common AE conversation you would say "cellphone" or just "phone" Mobile or mobile phone is recognized and used in marketing Usage: "Where the hell did I leave my (cell) phone "
- I have no money on my cell phone account or my cellphone is out of . . .
Many people say "minutes" to refer to cell phone credit (because cell phone plans often measure your available balance in minutes of talking time) In my experience it's common to say "I'm almost out of minutes" or "I have only 10 minutes left on my plan" or something similar (This is from an American perspective, if it matters)
- Do you hang up a cellphone? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
When you disconnect your phone, you hang up Does this phrase apply to your cellphone?
- slang - Is there a derogatory word for mobile phone (cellphone . . .
In an similar vein to idiot box, a derogatory name for someone who uses their mobile phone a lot is smartphone zombie From Urban Dictionary: A person that is constantly focused on his or her smartphone, ignoring the environment and especially other people Dude 1: Hey you see that girl over there? She looks good right? Dude 2: Sure, but I´d stay away from her man, she´s one of those
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