Jim's phone rings. He answers and puts it on speaker.
Jim: Hi, Frank.
Would 'answers' sound wrong here when he puts the phone on speaker before saying anything?
anonymous Would 'answers' sound wrong here when he puts the phone on speaker before saying anything? Interesting. No, it's right, at least to this old-timer for whom simply picking up the handset constituted answering the phone.
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anonymousWould 'answers' sound wrong here when he puts the phone on speaker before saying anything?
Interesting. No, it's right, at least to this old-timer for whom simply picking up the handset constituted answering the phone.