
Cell phone? Cell? Mobile phone? What's the "correct" term?
Apr 18, 2015 · The cell phone providers usually call them "mobile" phones which is more precise since "cell" refers to a kind of technology. In Chinese one of the common words for it is 手机, …
word usage - Cellphone or cell phone? - English Language
Apr 23, 2019 · 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 …
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 …
american english - "Mobile" vs. "cellphone" in AE - English …
Mar 9, 2014 · Anecdotally in California (San Francisco) I hear 'mobile phone' being used more than 'cell phone'. However this could be biased - as a British English speaker the Americans I …
Mobile vs cell vs phone - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Feb 10, 2016 · Second, in modern phone lingo, "mobile phone" and "cell phone" are equivalent. Technically, there are other kinds of phones that are mobile, such as satellite phones, but they …
Word that includes laptop, tablet, smartphone etc
Mar 27, 2015 · 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 …
punctuation - Standard format for phone numbers? - English …
Jun 8, 2011 · On cell phones, you can always hit 1, but if you leave it out and the number is long distance, your call won't be completed. (Another exception: 800 numbers (toll-free) always …
Are Americans familiar with the term "mobile" when referring to a ...
Oddly enough, the term "mobile to mobile" is commonly used to refer to separate minute plans for calling other cell phones within the same network. But yeah, while most people would figure it …
Smartphone, Cell phones, Mobile phones, Handphones, Cell
Aug 15, 2019 · 0 When writing a "legal" document in English which term is more appropriate (between Handphone, Smartphone, Cell Phone, Mobile Phone, Cellular phone, cell, etc) and …
What’s the verb for discontinuing a call on a mobile phone?
Dec 28, 2014 · 0 What is the correct term for stopping a conversation on a mobile phone? In the old days we used to put the phone down when we were done talking. Do we now put the …