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SheltieBites Posted 14 years ago
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"He called a hotline."
"He called into a hotline."
Is the second one just as correct as the first?
"He called into a hotline."
Is the second one just as correct as the first?
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A hot line is a dedicated phone number designed help people. So when you call that number, you call "the" hot line, not "a hot line", and never "into a hot line"..
- A hot line is a dedicated phone number designed help people.
- So when you call that number, you call "the" hot line, not "a hot line", and never "into a hot line"..
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A hot line is a dedicated phone number designed help people.
So when you call that number, you call "the" hot line, not "a hot line", and never "into a hot line"..
So when you call that number, you call "the" hot line, not "a hot line", and never "into a hot line"..
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dimsumexpressand never "into a hot line"How about the idiom "to call in"?
She called in to a talk show.
She called in to a hot line.
There's a hotline for that. Why don't you call in?
These may not be highbrow, but I find them idiomatic.
What's wrong with, "When I call that number y
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SheltieBitesIs the second one just as correct as the first?No. You need to show that the phrasal verb is "call in", so separate "into" like this: "in to".
He called in to a hotline.
CJ
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AvangiHow about the idiom "to call in"?She called in to a talk show.She called in to a hot line.
AvangiWhat's wrong with, "When I call that number you gave me, I get a hot line!" ?Nothing!
Without additional context, my reply was just based on ' call a hotline', not a talk show,or t
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