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Iclearwater Posted 8 years ago
Vocabulary

Call up vs call

Hi

I want to know if I just use "call" and remove "up", does the following sentence chnage it meaning or wrong?

When I'm in Pittsburgh, I call him.


Thanks!

call up

(callingcalledcalls)

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    PHRASAL VERB If you call someone up, you telephone them.

    • When I'm in Pittsburgh, I call him up.

  

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call without up is fine.

— Clive

  • call without up is fine.
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call without up is fine.

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iclearwaterI want to know if I just use "call" and remove "up",

Yes because it is superfluous.

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