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Jenny chiu Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
call or call about
call or call about? Are they same?
Who is calling about the emergency?
Who is calling the emergency?
What's the difference?
I am calling about you. ------------------Is the grammar OK?
Who is calling about the emergency?
Who is calling the emergency?
What's the difference?
I am calling about you. ------------------Is the grammar OK?
Top answer
Who is calling about the emergency? = Who is calling in order to get or give information about the emergency? (X) Who is calling the emergency?
- Who is calling about the emergency?
- = Who is calling in order to get or give information about the emergency?
- (X) Who is calling the emergency?
- -- No meaning.
- I am calling about you.
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Who is calling about the emergency? = Who is calling in order to get or give information about the emergency?
(X) Who is calling the emergency? -- No meaning.
I am calling about you.-- An unusual sentence. It means 'I am calling to get or give information about you.' (NOT 'to you').
I am calling you.- Also an unusual sentence: If you had reach
(X) Who is calling the emergency? -- No meaning.
I am calling about you.-- An unusual sentence. It means 'I am calling to get or give information about you.' (NOT 'to you').
I am calling you.- Also an unusual sentence: If you had reach
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