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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Jim's ...
1-Jim's calling on the new cook over at the browns.
2- This project calls on all the creative skills you can gather together.
Can you please explain the meaning of these sentences?
2- This project calls on all the creative skills you can gather together.
Can you please explain the meaning of these sentences?
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I assume you are asking primarily about "call on". The meaning of "call on" in (1) is not clear without more context. It could mean "visit" or it could mean something like "ask (the new cook) for assistance".
- I assume you are asking primarily about "call on".
- The meaning of "call on" in (1) is not clear without more context.
- It could mean "visit" or it could mean something like "ask (the new cook) for assistance".
- In (2), "calls on" means "requires / makes use of".
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I assume you are asking primarily about "call on".
The meaning of "call on" in (1) is not clear without more context. It could mean "visit" or it could mean something like "ask (the new cook) for assistance".
In (2), "calls on" means "requires / makes use of".
The meaning of "call on" in (1) is not clear without more context. It could mean "visit" or it could mean something like "ask (the new cook) for assistance".
In (2), "calls on" means "requires / makes use of".
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Jim' calling the new cook over at browns.
I can't understand the meaning of over in this sentence!
I can't understand the meaning of over in this sentence!
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AnonymousJim' calling the new cook over at browns.I can't understand the meaning of over in this sentence!You have changed "over at the browns" to "over at browns". Which is it?
You have also changed "calling on" to "calling". Which is it?
Presumably "browns" should be "Browns".
Please check the sentence carefully and post the corre
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Jim's calling on the new cook over at the Browns.
Jim is going to the Brown's house to visit the cook that the Brown family hired recently.
Jim's calling the new cook over at the Browns.
Jim is calling on his cell phone the cook that the Brown family hired recently.
Jim is going to the Brown's house to visit the cook that the Brown family hired recently.
Jim's calling the new cook over at the Browns.
Jim is calling on his cell phone the cook that the Brown family hired recently.
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JumanahDo you mean " call on over" means " visit""call on over" is not a phrase in that sentence. "call on" can mean "visit" (in addition to other things). "over" goes with the phrase "over at the Browns", or "over at Brown's", or whatever it is supposed to be. "over at ~" usually refers to a place a short or moderate distance away, often also conveying a sen
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JumanahThe kids are over at my home.Is it correct?If you are away from your home, in some reasonably nearby location, yes.
Edit: If you are talking to someone at a distance over the phone, this sentence could also be used when you are at your home. In this case "over" would refer to the location of your home relative to the person you are talking to
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