- 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
- Word that includes laptop, tablet, smartphone etc
What's a word (or phrase) that includes laptops, tablets and cellphones (or similar portable electronic devices that resemble a computer)? I would prefer it to be a short (and intuitive) term I
- 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
- 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
- Call me through at on this number - English Language Usage Stack . . .
What is the difference between the following when referring to telephone calls? Please call me on this number You can reach me on this number Please call me at this number You can reach me at
- 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?
- 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
- Smartphone, Cell phones, Mobile phones, Handphones, Cell
When writing a "legal" document in English which term is more appropriate (between Handphone, Smartphone, Cell Phone, Mobile Phone, Cellular phone, cell, etc) and can be safely ( amp; correctly) us
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