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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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cordless phone

0 My brain had already told my finger to activate the cordless phone when you called. 02br
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00Please help me rephrase it to sound natural.02br
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0Please tell us what you mean to say first.0-
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0 I realized it wasn't clear and was in the middle of editing. You are too quick for me.02br
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00The call came in at the time when I turned on (pushing the talk button on the cordless phone...I don't thiink pick up is the right word...Maybe turn on isn't a good verb to describe it either..any suggestions?)the cordless phone to make a call. It was funny that I intended to m
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01cite10New2grammar12cite10My brain had already told my finger to activate the cordless phone when you called. 12br
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10Please help me rephrase it to sound natural.12br
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10How about something like "I was just about to call you." or "I just pick
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0I wanted to emphasize on the timing more.02br
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00Let me give you additional context to see if it help02br
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00My brain had already told my finger to activate the cordless phone when your call came in. It was so funny that I heard a voice when I expected a dial tone. If you had called me a microsecond later, you wouldn't have gone through.0-

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