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Lagataw Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Mobile (instead of mobile phone)

In the UK and in North America, do you use the word mobile to substitute for mobile phone?
as in

Sorry I didn't have my mobile with me when you called.
how about
Sorry I didn't have my cell with me when you called.
is it cell or cel in written form?

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Hi, In the UK and in North America, do you use the word mobile to substitute for mobile phone ? as in Sorry I didn't have my mobile with me when you called. No Sorry I didn't have my cell with me when you called.

— Clive

  • Hi, In the UK and in North America, do you use the word mobile to substitute for mobile phone ?
  • as in Sorry I didn't have my mobile with me when you called.
  • No Sorry I didn't have my cell with me when you called.
  • Yes is it cell or cel in written form?
  • cell But a lot of the time, I just hear people say 'phone'.
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Hi,

In the UK and in North America, do you use the word mobile to substitute for mobile phone?

as in

Sorry I didn't have my mobile with me when you called. No

Sorry I didn't have my cell with me when you called. Yes

is it cell or cel in written form? cell


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