CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- An 1878 letter from Alexander Graham Bell to his parents that includes rare and elaborate drawings of the telephone he invented has sold for more than $92,000, an auctioneer said ...
Is it considered proper English to say something like this? I called her via a telephone. Or should the indefinite article be omitted entirely? I called her via telephone. If the indefinite art...
In the UK 'phone book' is an informal name for what would be more formally described as 'the telephone directory'; however, the much reduced version still issued by British Telecom actually calls itself The Phone Book. It contains both residential and business numbers, but there is also a separate classified business directory printed on yellow paper and called The Yellow Pages in imitation of ...
Is it correct to write the telephone abbreviation as "Tel" when the ...
By replacing the digits of a telephone number with the corresponding letters, it is sometimes possible to form a whole or partial word, an acronym, abbreviation, or some other alphanumeric combination.
Word for the action or result of expressing a telephone number as ...
On the telephone, the person answering it may say "Who is calling?" or "Who is this?" Why do you say "this" to the caller on the other end of the phone? Is is wrong to say "Who is that?"
phrases - In answering a telephone call, why do you say "Who is this ...
It is common in BrE to use 'contact number' where AmE would use 'telephone number'. Does the 'contact' in 'contact number' refer to the act of making contact, or is there a more technical origin, a...