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Vincent Teo Posted 10 years ago
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call / call for
I'm confused with it. Call / call for help?
1 Please call an ambulance.
2 Please call for an ambulance.
3 He made an emergency call for / to the fire station.
4 He used a mobile phone to call for help / to get help / ask for help.
1 Please call an ambulance.
2 Please call for an ambulance.
3 He made an emergency call for / to the fire station.
4 He used a mobile phone to call for help / to get help / ask for help.
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Vincent Teo 3 He made an emergency call for / to the fire station. People don't normally call fire stations in emergencies. They call the emergency number in their part of the world and the staff answering calls assign emergency services to attend incidents.
- Vincent Teo 3 He made an emergency call for / to the fire station.
- People don't normally call fire stations in emergencies.
- They call the emergency number in their part of the world and the staff answering calls assign emergency services to attend incidents.
- If somebody called for firefighters to attend, you could say that he called for the fire brigade/department or service , depending on the terminology used in different parts of the world.
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Vincent Teo3 He made an emergency call for / to the fire station.People don't normally call fire stations in emergencies. They call the emergency number in their part of the world and the staff answering calls assign emergency services to attend incidents.
If somebody called for firefighters to attend, you could say that he called for the fire bri
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Vincent Teo1 Please call an ambulance.Call someone = contact directly by telephone. I called my brother yesterday.
Call for something = summon, ask someone to send something. Call for help. = Ask someone to send help.
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