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Telephone Phrasal Verbs
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Prepositions: BY – FOR – IN – ON…
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Hi Gérard
I know them all but enjoyed reading them again !
I know them all but enjoyed reading them again !
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Hi Gérard, everyonegerardM a écrit:
Telephone Phrasal Verbs
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I can add that it is a good test because on the phone you don't see your interlocutor's facial gestures. When you are able to telephone, you have reached a good level of English.
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La langue c'est Le Lien,
Language is The Link,
La Lengua es el Nexo de unión,
Sprache ist die Verbindung,
Il Linguaggio è Il Legame,
La Lingvo estas La Ligilo etc.
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Hi Muriel,
I guess you know the origin of "to hang up" meaning to end the call... the particle "up" in order to put the phone down
On the other hand, "to pick up" is to answer the call ie the opposite of to hang up (why not down?).
I guess you know the origin of "to hang up" meaning to end the call... the particle "up" in order to put the phone down
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On the other hand, "to pick up" is to answer the call ie the opposite of to hang up (why not down?).
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Gérard it's very strange isn't it ? do you know why ?the particle "up" in order to put the phone down and why not down for "to pick up"
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Muriel,
Of course I know;.. and so do you.
"To hang up" refers to the old phone appliances which were fixed at the wall: we had to hang the handset upwards to end the call, do you remember? Otherwise ask your mother.
Unfortunately, "to pick up" refers to the appliance on the desk, the table, or the chest of drawers... hence, we pick the hanset upwards to answer the call.
Sometimes languages are not perfectly logical![Smile](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/icon_smile.gif)
What should we say with nowaday's cell phones??? Probably, to pick out (from the pocket or the purse -British->handbag-)?
Of course I know;.. and so do you.
"To hang up" refers to the old phone appliances which were fixed at the wall: we had to hang the handset upwards to end the call, do you remember? Otherwise ask your mother.
Unfortunately, "to pick up" refers to the appliance on the desk, the table, or the chest of drawers... hence, we pick the hanset upwards to answer the call.
Sometimes languages are not perfectly logical
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What should we say with nowaday's cell phones??? Probably, to pick out (from the pocket or the purse -British->handbag-)?
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Very interesting explanations ! Thanks Gérard !
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Welcome Muriel.
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Old vegetables of the past are making a come back. I don't even know all the words in French...What about in English ? We have to use our brains !
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How to Learn Phrasal Verbs Easily
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These phrasal verbs are must-know ones.
The particle ("postposition") is not a preposition ie it's not necessary to have a complement, the particle is still kept.
Phrasal verbs are more and more used in American... and tho' less, more and more in British Engish as well.
Phrasal verbs are difficult to learn for the French as we guess there's no ligic; however, there are a efw guidelines.
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