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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

hung up on or with or from?

Guys I always pause when it comes to prepositions.

Today, I wanted to say to my friend " I just hung up with Mike" then I paused. I didn't know which preposition to use in this case.

It's really frustrating. I hope someone can teach me a simple rule to follow each time I get stuck in this kind of situation.
  

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Hi, I hung up with Mike -- No good. With is inappropriate. Hang up means ending a telephone conversation by putting the telephone receiver down or switching the telephone off.

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  • Hi, I hung up with Mike -- No good.
  • With is inappropriate.
  • Hang up means ending a telephone conversation by putting the telephone receiver down or switching the telephone off.
  • If that is your intent, you could say, "I hung up on Mike".
  • However, if you want to say that you spent time relaxing or doing something with Mike, you could say "I hung out with Mike".
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Hi,
I hung up with Mike -- No good. With is inappropriate.

Hang up means ending a telephone conversation by putting the telephone receiver down or switching the

telephone off. If that is your intent, you could say, "I hung up on Mike". However, if you want to say that you

spent time relaxing or doing something with Mike, you could say "I hung out with M
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