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Gene93 Posted 11 years ago
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call out/call in a plumber
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If there's a cracked pipe, do we call in or call out a plumber? I have seen both words used in such contexts. What do you normally say?
If there's a cracked pipe, do we call in or call out a plumber? I have seen both words used in such contexts. What do you normally say?
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These are both fine; "out" is looking at it from the perspective of the plumber travelling to the job, while "in" is looking at it from the perspective of the speaker's location. I think my most natural tendency, though, would be to simply say "call a plumber".
- These are both fine; "out" is looking at it from the perspective of the plumber travelling to the job, while "in" is looking at it from the perspective of the speaker's location.
- I think my most natural tendency, though, would be to simply say "call a plumber".
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These are both fine; "out" is looking at it from the perspective of the plumber travelling to the job, while "in" is looking at it from the perspective of the speaker's location. I think my most natural tendency, though, would be to simply say "call a plumber".
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Yes, call a plumber sounds good to me. I would usually look at it from the perspective of the client. If a pipe in my house cracked (they are made of plastic and that's not likely), but I would either fix it, or call/call in a plumber. It appears it depends on our point of view.
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