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Scarf chalk 395 Posted 8 years ago
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"Let's call next time."

Do each of these sound natural? Are they all grammatically correct?


A) "Let's call next time."

B) "Let's have a call next time."

C) "Let's call each other next time."

D) "Let's talk next time."

  

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More situational context is needed to comment properly on most of these.

  • More situational context is needed to comment properly on most of these.
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More situational context is needed to comment properly on most of these.

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The problem with (A) and (C) is that only one person can call. You don't call together. "Next time I'll call you", for example, would be OK. "have a call" in (B) is not natural to me. (D) is correct English, but the contrast between texting and "talking" may not necessarily be clear; instead (D) may be understood to mean "Let's talk next time about this matter that we didn't discuss / didn't r

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