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Preciousbunny Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Call in means

Electrical services will be restored more quickly if we call in some of the part-timers.

I would like to ask some details,like call in here means? To make a phone call then ask some part-timers to work for them?

Electrical services will be restored more quickly if we call in some of the part-timers.

Electrical services will be restored more quickly if we call in some part-timer.

Are the two sentences same?

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" He's available and ready to come to work if he's needed - perhaps because of some emergency, or because someone else didn't show up. A "part-timer" usually has a regular schedule, but works fewer hours than the full-time employees. " Yes, you would call them up on the telephone.

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  • " He's available and ready to come to work if he's needed - perhaps because of some emergency, or because someone else didn't show up.
  • A "part-timer" usually has a regular schedule, but works fewer hours than the full-time employees.
  • " Yes, you would call them up on the telephone.
  • Electrical services will be restored more quickly if we call in some of the part-timers.
  • Electrical services will be restored more quickly if we call in some part-timer.
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If a person is "on call," he may be "on standby." He's available and ready to come to work if he's needed - perhaps because of some emergency, or because someone else didn't show up.

A "part-timer" usually has a regular schedule, but works fewer hours than the full-time employees.

The suggestion is that these part-timers be "called in" to work as full-timers, and perhaps e
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"I used to go out with some guy on the football team." (one person)

"I used to go out with some [of the] guys on the football team." (several people)

I think some is used for plural only. not in the first sentence. thanks
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DrajatSukocoI think some is used for plural only. not in the first sentence.
What would it take to convince you otherwise?
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'Some' is commonly a singular modifier.

Some guy = an undetermined or unspecified one:
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Electrical services will be restored more quickly if we call in some of the part-timers.

Electrical services will be restored more quickly if we call in some part-timers.

Oh,yeh, I made a typo...

I was supossed to ask like that ;-)
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